SWOT Analysis

Headings

1. Strengh : An internal competence, valuable resource or attribute that an organization can use to exploit the external environment. For example : competitive advantages, resources, certifications, experience, Management cover. The aim is to maintain, build, and leverage.

#Weakness : An internal lack of competence, resource or attribute that an organization requires to perform in the external environment.  The aim is to prioritise and optimise.

1. Opportunity : .
2. Threat : .

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Step by Step

• A brainstorming should be conducted, in order to get informations about the stengths of the organization. The facilitator distribute paper card and ask participants to write what are the things that they consider as strengths points, everyone is allowed to write as many thing as wanted. The facilitator then collects all the paper on place them on a board. He eliminates all redundant inputs.
• The same procedure should be repeated for weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• The situation is then analyzed by looking for ways in which the group/organization’s strengths can be built on to overcome identified weaknesses, and opportunities can be taken to minimize threats;
• A strategy for making improvements is formulated and subsequently developed using a number of additional planning tools. ^[3]

SWOT Matrix

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