2. Introduction to Cause-Effect Diagram
• What is Cause-Effect Diagram:
Cause and effect diagram or Ishikawa diagram or Fishbone Diagram, is a
visualization tool for categorizing the potential causes of a problem in order to
identify its root causes. The design of the diagram looks much like a skeleton of a
fish. Fishbone diagrams are typically worked right to left, with each large "bone"
of the fish branching out to include smaller bones containing more detail.
• When to Use the Tool?
When identifying possible causes for a problem.
Especially when a team’s thinking tends to fall into ruts.
• How to Use the Tool:
Identify the Problem
Work Out the Major Factors Involved
Identify Possible Causes
Analyse Your Diagram
3. Cause and Effect Diagram
Student
Performance
Student
Performance
Poor
Placements
Poor
Placements
Lack of
Quality
Education
Lack of
Quality
Education
Non-transparent
policy of the
placement
committee
Non-transparent
policy of the
placement
committee
Massive
Quality faculty
crunch
Massive
Quality faculty
crunch
Lack of Visibility of B-
School to recruiters
Lack of Visibility of B-
School to recruiters
Performance
of B-School
Performance
of B-School
Non interference
by higher
officials
Rules not laid
properly
Inefficiency
in the
system
Preference to
other jobs
Low
salaries
Poor
Infrastructure
Lack of
funds
Poor Quality of
Students
Poor Admission
Process
Poor Faculty
Lack of
Motivation
Lack of
Awareness
Lack of Career
Growth
Lack of
Advertising
Lack of
funds
Inefficient
Publicity Team
Lack of Industry -
Institute Interactions
Poor Infrastructural
Facilities
Lack of
Resources
Lack of
Preparation
4. Root Cause1- Justification –Remedial Solution
Root Cause: Lack of
Counselling
Justification: Students have limited
opportunity for consultation since
they meet lecturers only during
lecture time and therefore cannot
obtain guidance and counselling or
other forms of support
Remedial
Action:
Remedial Actions :
Create more
teaching space and
recruit more staff so
that students are
put in small
manageable groups.
Revise
remunerations for
teaching and other
staff so that they
can give valuable
and friendly
services,.
5. Root Cause2- Justification –Remedial Solution
Root Cause: Redundant Course content
Justification: Lack of Quality
Education, offer theoretical
courses which lacks practical
skills required by the
corporate sector today
Remedial Action: Renew
and design the curriculum
to make it more practical
and market oriented .
There is need for
constructive engagement of
University with the donor
community in the form of
knowledge networks, or
transferring academic
knowledge into industrial
and socially relevant
applications.
6. Root Cause3- Justification –Remedial Solution
Root Caus3: Non-transparent policy of the
placement committee
Justification: when supply of quality jobs
being scarce , incompetent people are being
pushed only because they are someone’s
friends in the placement committee, thus
no.of.companies are rejecting for finals
placements are increasing
Remedy: A professional
agency Should handle
the placements and not
the students which will
help break this nexus
and culture of elitism
and there will be more
focus on individual
achievement and merit
