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Interrelationship Diagram—7M Tool

What Question(s) Does the Tool or Technique Answer?

How do the various cause-and-effect ideas relate to one another in a complex situation?

An Interrelationship diagram helps you to

• Understand the relationship between topics of a complex situation

• Decipher the relationship of intertwined topics to identify the area of greatest impact for improvement

Alternative Names and Variations

This tool is also known as

• Relationship diagram or digraph

• Network diagram

Variations on the tool include

• Matrix relations diagram

When Best to Use the Tool or Technique

The tool is best used on more complex issues wherein the exact causal relationship or inner-dependencies are difficult to discern.

Brief Description

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