On 2016 Apr 07, Dr. Kam Cheong Wong commented:

There are various methods that can be applied to generate inputs for an Ishikawa diagram such as focus group discussion, review of process-flow, survey, interview, literature review, brain storming, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).

FMEA is an engineering methodology in origin. It can be modified and applied to provide inputs into an Ishikawa diagram via team work or self-directed learning. The human biliary system was used to illustrate a modified FMEA (in short, mFMEA) in an editorial paper which can be accessed via: http://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13256-016-0850-6

On 2016 Apr 07, Dr. Kam Cheong Wong commented:

There are various methods that can be applied to generate inputs for an Ishikawa diagram such as focus group discussion, review of process-flow, survey, interview, literature review, brain storming, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).

FMEA is an engineering methodology in origin. It can be modified and applied to provide inputs into an Ishikawa diagram via team work or self-directed learning. The human biliary system was used to illustrate a modified FMEA (in short, mFMEA) in an editorial paper which can be accessed via: http://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13256-016-0850-6