Spray and Tree Diagrams

Contents Spray Diagrams –Capture –Analysis –Organisation Tree Diagrams –Analysis –Communication

Acknowledgement The material in this lecture has been adapted from D.A. Deeks which is due to be published by Business Education Publishers, Spring 1997

Supplementary Reading Material Spray and Tree diagrams –By David Deeks

The Use of Spray and Tree Diagrams 1/4 Simple Effective for –data capture –analysis –organisation –communication –report writing

Spray Diagrams

Controlled Brain Storm Scatter or Egg Diagram Assists in the transition of disorganised into organised facts

Spray Data Capture TRANSPORT PLANE ROAD FUEL LUGGAGE AIRPORT BUS STOP BUS CAR SPEED LIMIT FARE ROUTE PETROL DIESEL TICKET AIR SEA

Spray Diagram Analysis Find relationships between subjects Start to analysis the data you have

Spray Analysis TRANSPORT PLANE ROAD FUEL LUGGAGE AIRPORT BUS STOP BUS CAR SPEED LIMIT FARE ROUTE PETROL DIESEL TICKET ? ? ? ? AIR SEA

Spray Organisation Move subjets around Delete non-useful subjects Add new subjects

Spray Organisation TRANSPORT PLANE ROAD FUEL SEA LUGGAGE BUS STOP BUS CAR SPEED LIMIT FARE ROUTE PETROL AIR DIESEL TICKET FARE X X BUS STOP ROUTE AIRPORT BUS X CAR X SPEED LIMIT X X

Further Spray Organistion PLANE AIRPORT PETROL DIESEL LUGGAGE TICKET TRANSPORT PLANE ROAD FUEL SEA LUGGAGE BUS STOP BUS CAR SPEED LIMIT FARE ROUTE PETROL AIR DIESEL TICKET FARE X X BUS STOP ROUTE AIRPORT BUS X CAR X SPEED LIMIT X X

Final Spray Organisation TRANSPORT ROAD FUEL SEA AIR FARE BUS STOP ROUTE PLANE AIRPORT BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET

Tree Diagrams

What Are Tree Diagrams Used for decision making Decision trees Created from spray diagrams

Trees from Spray Diagrams TRANSPORT ROAD FUEL SEA AIR FARE BUS STOP ROUTE PLANE AIRPORT BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET TRANSPORT ROAD FUEL SEA AIR FARE BUS STOP ROUTE PLANE AIRPORT BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET

Tree Analysis TRANSPORT ROAD FUEL SEA AIR FARE BUS STOP ROUTE PLANE AIRPORT BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET ? ?

Further Tree Analysis TRANSPORT ROAD FUEL SEA AIR PLANE AIRPORT PETROL DIESEL SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET FARE BUS STOP ROUTE BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL X X X CAR FERRY LINER HOVERCRAFT

Tree Communication TRANSPORT ROAD SEA AIR PLANE AIRPORT SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET FARE BUS STOP ROUTE BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL CAR FERRY LINER HOVERCRAFT

Tree Report Writing TRANSPORT ROAD SEA AIR PLANE AIRPORT SPEED LIMIT LUGGAGE TICKET FARE BUS STOP ROUTE BUS CAR PETROL DIESEL CAR FERRY LINER HOVERCRAFT

Spray and Tree Diagrams Simple Effective for –data capture –analysis –organisation –communication –report writing

During Your Course Whenever you have to assimilate facts from: lectures handouts textbooks Capture Analyse Organise SSADM DFD LDS RDA NORMALISATION UNF SNF FNF DESCRIPTION PROCESS NO. LOCATION ENTITIES RELATIONSHIPS EXTERNAL ENTITY DATASTORE TNF

Summary Spray Diagrams –Capture –Analysis –Organisation Tree Diagrams –Analysis –Communication