Fishbone Diagram Maker
Evaluate Issues Faster with Root Cause Analysis
Collaborate on root cause analysis, brainstorm ideas or improve processes with fishbone analysis tools designed for teams.
- Customizable fishbone diagram templates
- Real-time collaboration for group brainstorming
- Link to documents, spreadsheets, & reports for further analysis
Over 10 Million people and 1000s of teams already use Creately
Quickly Understand Causes and Effects of a Problem
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Multiple fishbone diagram templates for different industries and scenarios.
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Add causes and effects with automatic drawing.
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Highlight important issues with customizable styling and easy text formatting.
Centralize All Information
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Connect your existing tools and workflows with powerful integrations.
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Add notes and attachments to each cause.
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Open documents and spreadsheets within the app itself.
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Discuss, evaluate and prioritize categories and potential causes from one central point.
Find Solutions Collaboratively
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Collaborate in real-time with Microsoft Teams, Slack or Zoom.
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Real-time cursors for all participants.
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Easily follow up and assign tasks by adding comments, notes and mentioning people.
What is a Fishbone Diagram Maker?
The fishbone diagram is a diagram that shows the possible causes of a specific event or a problem. They were first introduced by Kaoru Ishikawa in 1968, which is why they are sometimes referred to as Ishikawa diagrams. Fishbone diagrams are widely used in quality management to identify root causes of problems.
How to Create a Fishbone Diagram Online in Creately with Your Team?
- Identify the problem
As the first step in creating and collaborating around a fishbone diagram, identify the problem you want to solve. Make sure the problem is well-defined.
- Next, put together a team
Invite colleagues from different departments who are knowledgeable about the problem. They should be able to offer different perspectives on the issue. Send the team members an email invite or share the workspace link to collaborate on Creately’s infinite canvas. Make sure that they have the necessary permissions to edit or comment.
- Identify the main categories
Discuss and identify the categories to organize the potential causes of the problem with the team and/or stakeholders. For example, some common categories include people, processes, equipment, materials, and environment.
- Create the fishbone diagram
Select a fishbone diagram template from the Creately template section or create your own. Draw the basic structure of the fishbone diagram, including the head (the problem statement) and the spine (the categories). Using Creately’s configurable color themes, you can quickly differentiate between causes and effects for easier analysis.
- Start your analysis
Working collaboratively, brainstorm and list the potential causes of the problem under each category. Use Creately’s whiteboarding tools and real-time cursors for any number of participants to stay on top of the discussion and note down important points. Encourage the team to think outside-the-box and consider all possible causes.
- Review and prioritize
Review the list of causes and analyze each one with insights from team members. Dot vote to determine the most likely root causes of the problem and prioritize. Attach the identified causes as sub-branches to the main branches.
- Investigate further
Referring to the diagram you have created, do a deeper investigation of the major and minor causes.
- Create an action plan
Once you have identified the root cause, create an action plan outlining your strategy to overcome the problem. Assign tasks and track the progress. Monitor the results to determine their effectiveness in resolving the problem.
Create Your Fishbone Diagram Online with Editable Templates
FAQs About the Fishbone Diagram Maker in Creately
Click on the ‘share’ button on the left hand corner of the workspace, insert email in the ‘invite collaborators’ section and click invite. You can also copy and share the embed link through the ‘embed’ panel.
If you want to share a hard copy of the fishbone diagram maker, simply save as a PDF, then print and share!
Streamline Your Workflows by Integrating with the Tools You Love
Creately integrates with the tools your teams use every day and supports your team’s workflow seamlessly.
Why is Creately a Better Fishbone Diagram Maker
Creately is the intelligent visual platform enabling visual collaboration, knowledge management and project execution.
100+ proprietary features deliver a flexible, no-code visual platform, expertly-tuned for ease of use.
Infinite Visual Canvas
Visually create and organize any structure you imagine. Drag drop shapes or datasets, embed external content.
Real-Time Collaboration
Work remote or hybrid with realtime cursor tracking, synced previews and proper in-context comments and tasks.
Custom Databases
Create custom databases for any kind of information from tasks, HR personnel records to matters for law firms.
Data Driven Docs
Create docs and notes to go deeper from the high-level visual views. 2 way link to other docs, shapes or data with @mentions.
Professional Diagramming
50+ types of standard diagrams with 1000+ specially designed shapes and connectors enable blazing fast diagramming.
Project & Task Management
Use built-in agile project management tooling or integrate with your favourite project management tool to keep work flowing.
Enterprise Scalability
From SSO, SCIM to well defined employee onboarding, offboarding workflows Creately can scale to support diverse enterprise needs.
Powerful Visual Modelling
Visuals that are backed by databases, update once, reflect in multiple views type of workflows.
Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
We ensure the privacy and information security of both clients and users through enhanced data security measures compliant with industry security standards. Creately is GDPR compliant and dedicated to keeping your data private, secure, and safe.
Just Plug and Play
An easy-to-use interface with a minimal learning curve. Simply Sign-In using your work email to automatically add team members to the enterprise plan.
No installation required.
