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Cause and effect

The fishbone, or Ishikawa, method — sort candidate causes into six families so you check the boring ones too.

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The effectMost likely causeHow to test itEvidence againstEvidence forMeasurementLagging signalsWhat we track badlyWhat we do not trackEnvironmentInterruptionsPhysical or remote setupTime pressureMaterialsSupplier variationData qualityInput qualityToolsUnmaintainedMisconfiguredWrong toolProcessNo feedback loopUnclear ownershipMissing stepPeopleWorkloadHandoversSkills and training

What is inside

  • The effect
  • People
  • Skills and training
  • Handovers
  • Workload
  • Process
  • Missing step
  • Unclear ownership
  • No feedback loop
  • Tools
  • Wrong tool
  • Misconfigured
  • Unmaintained
  • Materials
  • Input quality
  • Data quality
  • Supplier variation
  • Environment
  • Time pressure
  • Physical or remote setup
  • Interruptions
  • Measurement
  • What we do not track
  • What we track badly
  • Lagging signals
  • Most likely cause
  • Evidence for
  • Evidence against
  • How to test it

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