How to Create a Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram Quickly

Cause and Effect analysis 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 PRO.

1. Run ConceptDraw MINDMAP, and open one of the Cause and Effect Analysis template.


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


3. From ConceptDraw MINDMAP Outputs, choose the Management category and run the Fishbone Diagram output.


4. Fishbone diagram will be generated by ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

Result: A Fishbone diagram will be created from Mind Map structure through ConceptDraw PRO.