# Fishbone Diagram AI Prompt and Guide

Organize possible causes of a defined effect across categories before validation.

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Category: Operations

## Core components
- Problem effect
- People
- Process
- Technology or equipment
- Materials and environment
- Validation

## Prompt template

Create a fishbone analysis for the measurable effect [problem]. Generate candidate causes under people, method, technology, materials, measurement and environment, but label them as hypotheses. Rank by plausibility and impact, then specify evidence or tests that could confirm or reject each priority cause.

## Practical uses
- Structure root-cause workshops
- Investigate quality issues
- Plan evidence collection

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