Learn Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa)

The “Gold Standard” playbook that lists the best ways to manage any project.

What is Fishbone Diagram

Imagine you have a problem, like a cake that didn’t rise. A Fishbone Diagram is like a “Problem Map.” You draw the “head” of the fish (the problem) and then create “bones” for different categories—like Ingredients, Oven, or Baker. By looking at all the branches, you can see exactly which “bone” caused the issue. It stops teams from just fixing a symptom and helps them fix the actual cause.

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