Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram

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Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram for Root Cause Analysis

Use the Ishikawa or fishbone diagram (a.k.a. cause and effect diagram) to identify the special root causes of delay, waste, rework or cost.

Here is a example of the Ishikawa template from the QI Macros for Excel SPC software.:

You can use Excel's drawing tools (View-Toolbars-Drawing) to customize the fishbone diagram.

• Watch video of creating an Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram using the QI Macros.
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To learn more about asking the Five Whys and the Ishikawa Diagram watch this video.

The Ishikawa fishbone diagram is just one of the tools included in the QI Macros for Excel SPC Software for Excel.

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