Step 4. Plot the Average and Range for each question and the Total on the Thermometer. Average Issue # Range 10 Issue # 10 10 TOTAL 100 Comfortable Road to Success 70 Discomfort on the Road to Mediocrity 40 Stressful Road to Failure Step 5. All questions with results in the outer ring require discussion to either improve the situation or to determine why it is not an important issue for this project. A large Range + Average likely indicates an issue for special concern.