Cause & Effect Map tab: Diagram tab

Use this tab of the "Scorecard editor: Cause & Effect Map tab" to create a diagram that illustrates the cause and effect relationships of an objective or KPI.

For more information, see:

• "What Are Cause & Effect Maps?"

• "Creating Cause & Effect Maps"

Components

Diagram

Use this area to drag and drop the objective or KPI whose cause and effect relationships you want to diagram.

Each node (that is, the representation of an objective or KPI) on the diagram shows the status of the objective or KPI by displaying the icon and color that represents the assessment range. A KPI node also displays the actual value of the KPI and the percent variance from the target.

To:

• Display options that allow you to work with a node, right-click the node or click the Options button (on the right side of the node) to display the "Node Options Menu."

• Display additional performance data for the KPI, such as target value or variance, click the down arrow at the bottom center of the node. To collapse this data, click the up arrow.

• Edit a causal linkage, right-click the linkage line and select Edit Causal Linkage. The "Causal Linkage dialog" is displayed.

• Delete a causal linkage, right-click the linkage line and select Delete Causal Linkage.

• Zoom in and out of the diagram or to set preferences, use the toolbar buttons on the "Scorecard editor: Cause & Effect Map tab."

• Work with comments (if any), click the Comment button in the upper-right corner of a node to display the "Status window," where you can read the comments that previously have been added, add another comment, or reply to a comment. See "About Comments."

• Work with status overrides (if any), click the red asterisk in a node to display the "Status window," where you can view the overrides that previously have been applied or apply another override. See "About Status Overrides."

Legend

Use the "Legend pane" to view the legend for the cause & effect map.