How to create an affinity diagram
An affinity diagram is a tool used to organize information and data into groups. Affinity diagrams are particularly useful for organizing issues or information resulting from team meetings where information can be captured quickly and then later sorted into sets. The tool is particularly useful for team based activity and facilitates collaboration on business data.
Affinity diagrams highlight the relationship between different sets of information/data and helps establish a structure before establishing the next steps.
How to produce an Affinity DiagramAffinity diagrams are not overly complicated to produce and can be constructed by following a few simple steps.
* Capture data – this could be issues captured from brainstorming or other input data captured.
* Place issues on a wall or whiteboard
* Group the post it notes into groups giving each group a name or workstream
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