miércoles, 1 de diciembre de 2021

Find easily the root cause of a problem using the right diagram tool

A Current Reality Tree is part of the Logical Thinking Process tools and steps created by Eliyahu Goldratt.


This is the process to create one:

  1. Identify the Undesirable Effects

  2. Make sure each of them is written understandably

  3. Diagram causal relationship among them

  4. For each undesirable effect look for causes

    1. Causes may be common for more than one

    2. If you have more than one cause, use ellipses to join them (and)

  5. Follow until you find root causes



Why use text to diagram tools

Getting fast feedback helps you to think clearly and smoothly. 

When you are using a diagram tool like Visio, or LucidChart. A good part of your time is dedicated to making arrows, and containers reflect what you're thinking. 

But, what you need is to get feedback as soon as possible about what you are thinking about. Modify it, check it again, until your diagram represents a better model than the initial one.

I use the Theory Maker Text to Diagram Tool to create a Current Reality Tree.


This is the original diagram from the Book, Agile Retrospectives.



This is the diagram generated on Theory Maker.



This is the text that. 


UE 4 // Developers are resigning; fillcolor=pink

 No professional development opportunities

 Increased pressure on the developers

  UE 3 // Customer is unhappy; fillcolor=pink

   Customer is not integrated

    No customer contact

   UE 1 Velocity is too low; fillcolor=pink

    Low quality of the requirements

     No customer contact; fillcolor=green5

    Consistent problems with building the software

     No automated tests

     No integration environment; fillcolor=green5

   UE 2 The quality of the software is poor; fillcolor=pink

    No automated tests

     No integration environment; fillcolor=green5

    Missing know-how

     No professional development opportunities; fillcolor=green5

   


direction=BT

variable;colour=grey2

arrow;colour=grey3



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You can paste it on the  Theory Maker Web Page. 


Then you can modify it. 


Alejandro Garcia made a great compilation of text to diagram tools. Thanks again for showing me this one.