Two Minute Toolkit TwoMinuteIssue Tree
Slide Deck Quality Issue & Driver Trees in 2 minutes or less
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Quick Start
1
Break it down. Hover a box and click + to add a driver to its right, or × to remove it with everything under it.
2
Edit in place. Click any label, value or column heading to change it; click a box's colour bar to recolour its branch.
3
Type it out. In the Outline panel: the first line is the root, Tab nests a driver under the line above. Add a value after a bar: "Revenue | $12.4m".
4
Show the maths. End a line with [+], [-], [x] or [/] to show how its children combine; click the circle on the chart to cycle it.
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Label the columns. Start the outline with "Columns: Key question | Drivers | Hypotheses", or click Add column label above the tree.
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Share or export. Numbered adds 1, 1.1, 1.1.1. Copy link shares an editable chart; Export PNG gives a slide-ready image at 2x.

About Two Minute Issue Tree

Free KPI tree maker

Start with the metric that matters, then break it into the drivers that move it, level by level. Type it as an indented list and export a PNG or SVG. Free, no account.

Good for

  • Consulting issue trees
  • KPI and value driver trees
  • Hypothesis trees
  • Root cause and problem trees
  • MECE breakdowns

Ask your AI

“Draw a value driver tree: Profit = Revenue − Costs, Revenue = Customers × Revenue per customer, Costs = Cost of sales + Operating expenses, with this year's figures.”

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Questions

Issue tree or driver tree?

Both. Leave out values for an issue tree; add values and + − × ÷ for a KPI or value driver tree.

How big can the tree be?

Four columns including the root, up to 6 children per box and 40 boxes in all.

How do I show the maths?

End a line in the outline with [x], [+], [-] or [/]. Click the circle on the chart to cycle it.

Issue tree or mind map?

Use an issue tree when each box is made up of the boxes to its right; a mind map for loose ideas around a centre.