Tuesday, 9 March 2010

Tools for Problem Solving and Analysis

Determine whether you need to expand your thinking, gather information, or organise information. Select an appropriate tool or technique and apply it.

This list covers some of the basic tools (all can be readily researched on the www)
  • A different point of view
  • Brainstorming
  • Pencil and paper brainstorming
  • Round-Robin brainstorming
  • Checksheet
  • Control Chart
  • Diagram
  • Double Reversal
  • Fishbone Diagram
  • Backward Fishbone
  • Bulletin Board Fishbone
  • Detailed Flow Chart
  • Force Field Analysis
  • Histogram
  • Pareto Chart
  • Planning Chart
  • Ranking
  • Rating
  • Run Chart
  • Scatter Diagram
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  1. David Tinney10 March 2010 at 10:27

    Some good tools here. The key thing is having a good problem statement and a good idea of where you want to get to. Then all you need is the process, using the tools to get there.

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