Ford, now head coach at Bath, was part of the management team at the 2011 tournament in New Zealand.
And he says any fallout following the group-stage exit this time around should take place at once.
"I hope it doesn't take a long time," Ford told BBC Radio 5 live. "The review should not last three months."
Defeats at Twickenham by Wales and Australia ensured England became the first host nation not to progress to the knockout stages of a World Cup.
