How to Create a Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram Quickly

Cause and Effect analysis method is often used in management to identify the possible causes of a problem in order to eliminate them. The main goal of the Fishbone diagram is to illustrate in a graphical way the relationship between a given outcome and all the factors that influence this outcome. The complete diagram resembles a fish skeleton as its name implies. We recommend using ConceptDraw MINDMAP for generating structured data employed in Cause and Effect analysis, and then, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM for data visualization in a Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram. The ability to create a Fishbone diagram from a mind map is delivered by the Fishbone Diagrams solution. This solution is installed for both MINDMAP and DIAGRAM.

1. Run ConceptDraw MINDMAP.
2. You can use one of the pre-designed mind map templates, provided with Fishbone Diagram solution. Discover and download them through ConcepDraw STORE.

3. Develop a mind map that rates the potential causes according to their level of importance.

4. Activate the Outputs functionality using Options (Windows), or Preferences (macOS).

5. In Outputs, choose the Management category and click the Fishbone Diagram output.

6. Fishbone diagram will be generated in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM. It will be instantly opened in a presentation view.

Result: A Fishbone diagram is based on a mind map structure through ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.