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It is a valuable tool in Risk Management  
 
It is a valuable tool in Risk Management  
  
This article will focus on the fishbone diagram. It will consider how the diagram is appropriately used in Risk Management as well as its purpose ans limitations. It will also touch upon tools that can be used in conjunction with the diagram to strengthen a project's management of risks. The article will be based on previous literature on the subject as well as the author's personal experiences with the tool.
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This article will focus on the fishbone diagram. It will consider how the diagram is appropriately used in Risk Management as well as its purpose ans limitations. It will also touch upon tools that can be used in conjunction with the diagram to strengthen a project's management of risks. The article will be based on previous literature on the subject<!-- as well as the author's personal experiences with the tool-->.
  
 
==The Purpose of the Fishbone Diagram==
 
==The Purpose of the Fishbone Diagram==

Revision as of 19:51, 17 September 2017

The Fishbone diagram is named for its resemblance to a fishbone with the investigated problem being in the place of the head and the identified root causes coming out of the spine (see picture). It is also called an Ishikawa diagram after its creator Kaoru Ishikawa or a Cause-and-Effect diagram. It is a valuable tool in Risk Management

This article will focus on the fishbone diagram. It will consider how the diagram is appropriately used in Risk Management as well as its purpose ans limitations. It will also touch upon tools that can be used in conjunction with the diagram to strengthen a project's management of risks. The article will be based on previous literature on the subject.

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The Purpose of the Fishbone Diagram

Application of the Fishbone Diagram

The Team

Common ways it is used

Limitations of the Fishbone Diagram

What the tool will not achieve

Tools it is often used in conjunction with to achieve the end goal

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