FishboneCauseandEffectDiagram_LynneTrevisan.pptxCause and Effect Diagram
The template below depicts a cause and effect diagram. The cause factors and causes are listed on the left and are
connected by an arrow to the effect that is listed on the right. You have the option of recording an audio description of your diagram using the built in audio recording tool. Recording audio is not required. You may delete cause factors from the template that you don’t need. Fill in the cause factors, the causes that are categorized within those factors, and the resulting effect. On the next slide is a sample that you can refer to.
[insert cause factor 1]
[insert cause 1A]
[insert cause 1B]
[insert cause 1C]
[insert cause factor 2]
[insert cause 2A]
[insert cause 2B]
[insert cause 2C]
[insert cause factor 3]
[insert cause 3A]
[insert cause 3B]
[insert cause 3C]
[insert cause factor 4]
[insert cause 4A]
[insert cause 4B]
[insert cause 4C]
[insert effect]
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Example Cause and Effect Diagram.
[Personal Illness]
[High fever, coughing, vomiting, and diarrhea]
[Unable to complete assignments due to illness]
[Family Illness]
[Fever, coughing, vomiting, and diarrhea]
[Got behind on work and school work]
[Caring for family while they are sick]
[Work overtime to complete missing work while sick]
[Lost two weeks of time at work due to illness]
[Major projects due with a quickly approaching deadline]
[Remained at work longer hours to complete the project on time]
[Supporting family in completing missing work while sick]
[Spouse also had to work overtime to finish work assignments that were missed while sick]
[Help children make up homework missed while sick]
[My own school work did not get the attention needed]
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