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Agile Retrospectives, 2nd Edition
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Agile Retrospectives, 2nd Edition

by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, David Horowitz
February 2024
Intermediate to advanced
300 pages
7h 8m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Fishbone Diagram

Description and Rationale

Also known as an Ishikawa Diagram or a Cause-and-Effect Diagram, Fishbone helps teams look for potential causes of the effects they are seeing. It provides a simplified system’s view of interdependent areas and helps to identify possible places to look for quality improvement potential.

Time Needed

30–60 minutes, depending on team size and focus of the problem complexity.

Facilitator Guide

In this activity, the team seeks factors that may cause, contribute to, or affect a problem or situation. They use the diagram to organize their ideas and theories about causes.

After they’ve made an informed guess about which may be the likely causes, they can look for ways they can make small changes or influence ...

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