Issue tree

Not to be confused with Issue map.
"Logic tree" redirects here. For trees as a logical proof procedure, see Method of analytic tableaux.
An issue tree showing how a company can increase profitability: A profitability tree is an example of an issue tree. It looks at different ways in which a company can increase its profitability. Starting from the key question on the left, it breaks it down between revenues and costs, and break these down into further details.
detail of a Tree of Knowledge after Diderot & d'Alembert's Encyclopédie, by Chrétien Frédéric Guillaume Roth
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An issue tree, also called logic tree, is a graphical breakdown of a question that dissects it into its different components vertically and that progresses into details as it reads to the right.[1]: 47 

Issue trees are useful in problem solving to identify the root causes of a problem as well as to identify its potential solutions. They also provide a reference point to see how each piece fits into the whole picture of a problem.[2]

  1. ^ Chevallier, Arnaud (2016). Strategic thinking in complex problem solving. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190463908.001.0001. ISBN 9780190463908. OCLC 940455195.
  2. ^ "Strategy survival guide: Issue trees". interactive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk. London: Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. July 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2018-10-06. Also available in PDF format.