Is the Ishikawa Diagram a Bad Guy Sidekick to the 5 Whys?

The Ishikawa or Fishbone Diagram is often coupled with the 5 Whys tool for root cause analysis. In the previous episode, I argued that the deficiencies of 5 Whys makes it an anti-quality tool. Does that mean that the Ishikawa Diagram is also a poor tool?

This episode talks about what the Ishikawa Diagram really is and better practices to leverage its use.

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Way of the Quality Warrior podcast is hosted by Keith Fong, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Shainin Red X Master, and Robust Engineering Coach who has over 20 years as a continuous improvement practitioner, trainer, and coach.

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Keith Fong helps organizations become more powerful through training and deploying quality and continuous improvement methods. He develops custom training with an eye to creating customer training self-sufficiency. He also coaches and leads problem-solving and continuous improvement projects.

Is the Ishikawa Diagram a Bad Guy Sidekick to the 5 Whys?

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