Automated Cause & Effect
Diagram Software

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Easily create cause and effect diagrams, decision trees, fishbone diagrams, Ishikawa diagrams, and root cause analysis diagrams with SmartDraw.

Easy Cause & Effect Diagrams

SmartDraw is absolutely the easiest way to make cause & effect diagrams and decision trees in just minutes. Simply select a cause and effect template, input your information, and SmartDraw does the rest, aligning everything automatically and applying professional design themes for professional-quality results every time.

See How Easy It Is

Automated cause & effect diagrams in SmartDraw are easy—just open a blank template like this one.

Highlight the labels and type to add text. Add more cause or detail symbols with a click. SmartDraw automatically builds branches and realigns your diagram for you, keeping everything looking neat. Delete or move a cause, and SmartDraw reformats your diagram automatically so that everything is aligned perfectly.

Add pictures, notes, documents, and hyperlinks in your diagram. Share your diagram with others using Dropbox^®, Google Drive^™, OneDrive^®, or SharePoint^®. Export it to Microsoft Word^®, Excel^®, PDF, or PowerPoint^® with a single click.

Top reasons SmartDraw is ideal for creating cause and effect diagrams:

Automatic Cause & Effect Formatting
Click simple commands and SmartDraw builds your cause and effect diagram for you, automatically. Add or remove a cause and SmartDraw realigns and arranges all the elements so that your diagram continues to look great.
Quick-Start Fishbone Templates
Dozens of professionally-designed cause and effect diagram examples will help you get started immediately. Simply choose the fishbone template that is most similar to your project, and customize it to suit your needs.
Free Support
Got a question? Call or email us. SmartDraw experts are standing by ready to help, for free!

Smart Integration

Create cause and effect diagrams anywhere, from any device. Start at the office and pick up where you left off on the way to a meeting or conference.

Use SmartDraw on your computer, browser or mobile device—Windows^®, Mac^®, Android^®, iOS^®, or any other platform with an internet connection. Whether you're in the office or on the go, you'll enjoy the full set of features, symbols, and high-quality output you get only with SmartDraw.

Collaborate with your team better. Once you're ready to share your cause & effect diagram, you can export it to any Office^® application in one click or save it as a PDF or PNG. SmartDraw also works with popular services such as Dropbox^®, Google Drive^™, and OneDrive^®.

Cause & Effect Diagram Examples

SmartDraw has dozens of fishbone examples and templates included to help you get started. Modify any existing example or start with a blank template and let SmartDraw help you build one in minutes.