Examples

Welcome to our Examples section!

The aim of this section is to bring many of the examples presented throughout the website in one place. It is worth noting that the majority of these examples are real and reflect actual scenarios. You can easily save these images, share them with others, or PIN them to your Pinterest account for future reference.

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Affinity Diagram — These ideas were collaboratively developed by a team to identify the reasons why a change initiative within a company has failed to bring the anticipated benefits.

Interrelationship diagram — This is an example of an interrelationship diagram that was created by a team to identify the reasons why a change initiative within a company has failed to bring the anticipated benefits.

Interrelationship diagram — This is an example of an organized interrelationship diagram to identify the reasons why a change initiative within a company has failed to bring the anticipated benefits.

Project Prioritization Matrix — Four Field Matrix — This Venn diagram indicates how most Middle Eastern countries are distributed across three continents.

Project Methodology Matrix — Four Field Matrix — This system diagram clarifies how the university system works generally within a specific university.

This concept diagram illustrates the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that need to be integrated into a new manufacturing facility.

The following example applies the 5W1H technique to address a problem in a manufacturing environment.

The following example applies the 5W1H technique to address a problem within the hotel industry.

Project Prioritization Matrix — Four Field Matrix — The following correlation matrix is created in a facility to analyze and reorganize rooms and areas in a way that supports workflow efficiency and enhances teams’ collaboration.

Gantt chart example — This example uses an L-shaped matrix diagram created by a coffee shop team. It illustrates the cause-and-effect relationship to enhance the quality and flavor of the tea they provide.

Gantt chart example — A program manager decided to use a T-shaped matrix diagram to help allocate human resources to multiple improvement projects. It is important for those working on the spoilage reduction project, for example, to have basic knowledge of statistical process control (SPC).

Gantt chart dependencies — This example illustrates the workshops attended or conducted by each department in an organization during a change management process. Note that high scores in columns suggest workshops in their final stages, while high scores in rows suggest departments with significant progress.

Gantt chart example — There are many versions of the House of Quality. This illustrates the main building blocks and symbols used for a typical House of Quality diagram.

Gantt chart example — Here is an illustrative example created by a car manufacturer to analyze customer requirements when purchasing a car. Note that this example is simple, generic, and uses only a single matrix (the relationship matrix) to demonstrate the key elements.

Gantt chart dependencies — This partially completed example is for a House of Quality diagram for an online banking portal created by the information technology team of a bank to improve their online banking services.