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Issue Trees
Breaking a big question into smaller ones that don’t overlap and together cover everything.
What is Issue Trees?
Breaking a big question into smaller ones that don’t overlap and together cover everything.
What you learn
Split a question into branches that don’t overlap and miss nothing.
When it helps
a problem is too big to tackle, or the team keeps talking past each other.
Use it at work
- Write the main question at the top.
- Split it into branches that don’t overlap.
- Check the branches together cover every case.
- Keep splitting until each question can be answered.
Your output
When a problem is big, split it into branches. Check that every case fits exactly one branch and that nothing is missing.
Watch for
Splitting a problem into branches that overlap or leave gaps.
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