To put it succinctly, yes, a cause-and-effect diagram is just an Ishikawa or Fishbone Diagram. You’ll know this tool if you have any familiarity with the 7 QC tools found in Six Sigma.

When you encounter a problem, the most effective method of solving it is by getting to the root cause. You can create a fishbone diagram to help yourself determine that. Cause and effect analysis ...

1. As shown in Figure 1 (and similar to the cause mapping tool earlier in this root cause analysis series), the problem statement is placed in a box on the far right.

Fault tree analysis: A fault tree analysis uses Boolean logic to identify the cause of problems or flaws. They are mapped out on a diagram that looks like a tree, where every potential cause is ...