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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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