Archive for the ‘Fishbone Diagram’ Category

Fishbone Diagram Excel Template

Monday, October 10th, 2011

By popular demand, I have created a fishbone template that you can use to create fishbone diagrams in Excel.  It’s a pretty simple template, but the bulk of the framework for the fishbone diagram is in place.
All you need to do is to select a given cause on the fish bone and [...]

Lean Six Sigma Fishbone Diagram

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Fishbone diagrams help visualize the given data in an organized manner to propose a proper solution to the problem.  Familiarity with this tool is a key for every entrepreneur or businessman who needs to solve problems in their business. For the Six Sigma Methodology, this tool helps to provide proper reasoning for a solution to [...]

5M Fishbone Diagrams

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Using the Six Sigma system, a structured course of action is invariably implemented. The process starts with the Define phase, followed by Measure, and then Analyze. After Analysis comes Improve and Control. A key tool employed in the Measure phase is the fishbone diagram. A fishbone diagram displays the range of variables, or underlying causes, [...]

Fishbone Diagram for Root Cause Analysis

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

The fishbone diagram has a few other common names such as the cause and effect diagram, 5-Whys, and the why-why diagram.  These names are appropriate because this tool seeks to find the reasons why a particular event (the effect) was caused.
Analysis of underlying, or root cause, can be described as the method used to discover the [...]