pareto chart tool
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Introduction
Settingprioritiesisoneofthemainmanagementfunctionsofanorganization.Ifthemanagersdonotprioritizetheirtasksandorganizationalobjectives,theorganizationwillheadtowardsthewrongdirectionandeventuallycollapse.
Therefore,managementisrequiredtoprioritizetheirtasksandfocusonthepriorityitemsthatwillhaveahighimpactontheorganization.
ParetoCharttoolisoneofthemosteffectivetoolsthatthemanagementcanusewhenitcomestoidentifyingthefactsneededforsettingpriorities.Paretochartsclearlyillustratetheinformationinanorganizedandrelativemanner.
Thisway,themanagementcanfindouttherelativeimportanceofproblemsorcausesoftheproblems.Whenitcomestoprioritizingthecausesoftheproblem,aParetochartcanbeusedtogetherwithacauseandeffectdiagram.
OncetheParetochartiscreated,itshowsyouaverticalbarchartwiththehighestimportancetothelowest.Theimportanceofeachparameterismeasuredbyseveralfactorssuchasfrequency,time,cost,etc.
TheParetoPrinciple
ParetochartsarecreatedbasedontheParetoprinciple.Theprinciplesuggeststhatwhenanumberoffactorsaffectasituation,fewerfactorswillbeaccountableforthemostoftheaffect.
Thisisalmostthesameas80/20theorythatyoumayhaveheardof.Itsaysthat80%oftheimpactismadeby20%ofcauses.
ThePracticalImportance
Whenateamworkstogetherinalargeandcomplexproject,itcanbequitetrickytounderstandtheimportanceofcertainissues.Paretochartscanshowtheteamafewimportantthingsthatreallymatterthemost.
MostteamsuseParetochartsovertimeinordertoidentifywhetherthesuggestedsolutionreallyanswerstheproblem.Ifthesolutioniseffective,therelativeimportanceoftheidentifiedfactorshouldtakealesservalueovertime.
CreatingaParetoChart
Step1
Firstofall,listdowneverythingyouneedtocompare.Thiscanbealistofissues,items,oralistofproblemcauses.
Step2
Decideonthestandardmeasurestocomparethelistitems.Youneedtoconsiderorganizationalobjectivesandcurrenttrendsinordertodeterminethemeasures.Somemeasuresare:
FrequencyHowoftenitoccurs
CostHowmanyresourcesarebeingutilizedoraffected
TimeHowlongittakes
Step3
Selectatimeframeforthedatacollectionprocess.
Step4
Now,wedosomesimplemathwiththedatawecollected.Takeeachlistitem andrecorditagainstthemeasurementselected.Then,determineitspercentageinthecontextandallitemoccurrences.
Asanexample,ifthelistofitemcontainscausesbehindlatecomerstooffice,thetallyingtablewilllooklikebelow.
CauseForLateComing Occurrences %Count
RoadTraffic 32 44
RainorSnow 3 4
NotFeelingGood 6 8
LatePublicTransportation 4 6
PersonalCommitments 8 11
WorktillLateNight 20 27
Total 73 100
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Step5
Now,rearrangethelistandlisttheitemindecreasingorder.Inourexample,listitfromthehighestnumberofoccurrencestotheleastnumberofoccurrences.Then,recordthecumulativepercentagewhenyoutravelfromthetopitemtothebottomitem.
Referthefollowingexample:
CauseForLateComing Occurrences %Count Cumulative%
RoadTraffic 32 44 44
WorktillLateNight 20 27 71
PersonalCommitments 8 11 82
NotFeelingGood 6 8 90
LatePublicTransportation 4 6 96
RainorSnow 73 100 100
Step6
Createabarchart.Thelistitemsshouldbedisplayedalongthe'Y'axisfromhighesttothelowest.Leftverticalaxisshouldbethemeasurethatyouselected.
Inourexample,itshouldbethenumberofoccurrences.Selecttherightverticalaxisasthecumulativepercentage.Eachitemshouldhaveabar.
Step7
Now,drawalinegraphforcumulativepercentages.Thefirstpointofthelineshouldbeonthetopofthefirstbar.YoucanusespreadsheetsoftwaresuchasMicrosoftExcelforthisstep.
Itoffersmanytoolsforcreatingandanalyzinggraphs.Now,youshouldhavesomethinglikethis.
Step8
Analyzeyourchart.Younowneedtoidentifytheitemsthatappeartohavethemostimpact.Identifythebreakpoint inthegraph.
Ifthereisnobreakpoint,accountthecauses/itemsthathave50%ormoreimpact.Inourexample,thereisavisiblebreakpoint.
Therearetwocausesbeforethebreakpoint,RoadtrafficandWorktillLateNight.Therefore,thetwocausesthathavethemostaffecttoourproblemareRoadTrafficandWorktillLateNight.
Conclusion
Paretochartscanbereallyusefulwhenusedinthepropercontext.Thishelpsthemanagementtoprioritizetasks,risks,activitiesandcauses.
Therefore,Paretochartsshouldbeusedasmuchaspossiblewhenitcomestodaytodayprioritization.
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