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Issue tree

A MECE decomposition worksheet for breaking a problem into components, quantifying every branch, and walking down the branch that moved.

From Chapter 04Structure with MECE and evidence · Chapter 06Find the root cause

The problem framed

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The issue tree

Every branch needs a quantified value. If a case belongs in two branches, re-cut the tree.

LevelBranch labelQuantified value (count / cost / %)
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Root cause and fix

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Control step

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