QI Macros™ Automates Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram

KnowWare International has added an automated Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram to its QIMacros™ SPC Software for Excel. As an Excel add-in, QI Macros draws Lean Six Sigma charts and graphs.

Improvement specialists use the Ishikawa or fishbone diagram (a.k.a. cause and effect diagram) to identify the common root causes of delay, waste, rework, or cost. Users simply enter the Why-Why-Why-Why-Why chain into a template and click a button to create the fishbone: http://www.qimacros.com/quality-tools/ishikawa-fishbone-diagram/.

The QI Macros contains 40+ charts and more than 90+ fill-in-the-blank templates that simplify Lean Six Sigma complexities. Compatible with Excel versions 2000-2013, and at only $229 per license (thousands less than competitors), QI Macros is the least expensive, most robust solution available on the market.

Download a 30-day evaluation copy of the QI Macros for Excel at: http://www.qimacros.com/trial/30-day/. Readers can also sign-up for a free e-mail course on Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training at www.lssmb.com. For more information, testimonials, and pricing go to http://www.qimacros.com/qi-macros/excel-spc-software/.

Jay Arthur is the author of: Lean Six Sigma Demystified, Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals, the Lean Six Sigma System, and Breakthrough Improvement with QI Macros and Excel: Finding the Invisible Low-Hanging Fruit (McGraw-Hill, March, 2014). He is also the developer of the QI Macros SPC Software for Excel.