he Cause-Effect Diagram is used to identify and structure the causes of a given effect.
When to use it: Situations when it is useful.
How to understand it : Details of how it works.
Examples : Some examples of usage.
How to do it : Step-by-step instructions on using it.
Practical variations : Variants and variation.
Notes
The Cause-Effect Diagram is one of the first seven tools. It is also called a Fishbone Diagram, because of its shape, or an Ishikawa Chart, after its originator, Kaoru Ishikawa, who first used it in 1943.