Cause & Effect (Fishbone) Diagram Cause Categories

Instructions (Enter information in gold boxes):

1) Identify the problem to be solved (output)
2) Enter the environment (service or manufacturing)
3) Enter the cause categories (inputs)
4) Enter the causes (up to 5 per category)
5) Identify significant factors (optional)
6) Enter specific causes (up to 2 per factor)
7) Identify significant factors (optional)
8) Click the "Build Diagram" button
9) You may edit the diagram directly
10) Click the button below to see sample data
DO NOT ADD OR DELETE ROWS OR COLUMNS
1) Problem to Be Solved
(Effect/Output):
2) Environment: Manufacturing 1

Default Category 3) Custom Categories

Man 0
Material 3
Method
Measurement 0
Mother Nature 3 Man
Machine 3

8) Build Diagram

10) Sample Data

Clear Form
Material
Method
Measurement
Mother Nature
Machine
 5)
7) Significant
4) Causes - 2nd Level Significant 6) Specific Causes - 3rd level Factor?
Factor?
Manufacturing
Service Y
N
Environment (Weather)