Fishbone Diagram is documenting by visually displaying potential causes and effects of a problem. This app provides fundamental information on how the Fishbone (or Cause and Effect) Diagram can be used to explore in increasing detail all the possible causes of a problem or issues in a standardized, customizable, and sharable format on the cloud. If done properly and completely, the cause(s) of the problem should be somewhere listed on the Diagram. This app is designed for anyone who wants to effectively solve problems via Total Employee Involvement. Engaging employees in the Fishbone analysis will help facilitate a greater number of potential solutions on how to improve a process or solve a problem.

The Dynamic Kanban Action Item Board allows Action Items to be visually managed using 4 “buckets” of To Do, In Progress, In Review, and Done allowing for Assignor to track progress by a simple drag and drop function to each bucket. Emails are automatically sent to Assignee(s) for all Action Items.

The 4 buckets functions as follows:

To Do – The Assignor will create the Action Item and reside there until the Assignee receives the email notification and acknowledges receipt to the Assignor via email or text. The Assignor then moves it to In Progress.
In Progress – The Assignee will work on the Action Item and once completed notify the Assignor. The Assignor then moves it to In Review.
In Review – The Assignor will ensure the Action Item is completed and move it to Done, or if not completed, make comments and move it back to In Progress, and subsequently notify the Assignee.
Done – The Assignor moves the Action Item to Done once they are satisfied that it has been fully completed.

Beyond educational purposes, this app provides a platform for creating a customizable and standardized use of the Fishbone Diagram report and Action Item tracking.

This app features:

An overview (Learnings) of the Fishbone Diagram.
A standardized approach and application of the Fishbone Report.
Access to Sensei tips for further understanding.
Access to the Fishbone tool/report to list all possible causes that may have an impact on the effect (problem), which can be color-coded for different user’s input.
Receive awards for completing Action Items, Reports, etc.
Record, assign, and track Action Items with the visual management Kanban board.
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