CAUSE & EFFECT MATRIX

1) Identify Output Requirements (WHATs) in left column. From Tree

Instructions: 2) Assign Customer Importance Rating from drop-down menu to al
3) Identify key Process Inputs (HOWs) at top of matrix
Enter data in gold spaces only. 4) Assign correlation factor from drop-down menu between Inputs
5) Evaluate output: Importance Score and Ranking of each Input
6) Select which X's you wish to use to populate the screening repor
7) Do not add or delete columns or the Input Screening Report will

Problem Description: Enter problem description here

INPUTS
Causes: (HOWs / Xs)

Process Input 1

Process Input 2

Process Input 3

Process Input 4

Process Input 5

Process Input 6
Importance Rating

OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS
Effects: CTQC's (WHATs / Ys) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Output Requirement 1
Output Requirement 2
Output Requirement 3
Output Requirement 4
Output Requirement 5
Output Requirement 6
Output Requirement 7
Output Requirement 8
Output Requirement 9
Output Requirement 10

Importance Score 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1
Populate Screening Report?
Click To Populate Input Screening Report
(requires Engine Room to be installed)
Importance Rating Correlation Rating
H = High +++ = High correlation
M = Medium ++ = Medium correlation
L = Low + = Low correlation
blank = not applicable blank = no correlation

Overall Priority Choices Priority

H 5
H M 3
M L 1
L

Value Choices Populate Screening

+++ Yes
++ No
+
) in left column. From Tree Diagram
om drop-down menu to all Requirements
top of matrix
wn menu between Inputs and Requirements
d Ranking of each Input
pulate the screening report
put Screening Report will not function properly
Process Input 10
Option 10 Value
Process Input 7

Process Input 8

Process Input 9

0 0 0 0
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0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1