SWOT and Michael Porter's Five Forces analysis model are both useful tools in strategic planning. While they both help in assessing your company's strengths and weaknesses relative to industry ...

Competitive analysis is the process of analysing the strategy employed by competitors to stay ahead of them. It includes researching the competitors’ sales, products, SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, ...

When people begin to take an interest in their investments, most of them believe one of two things about stock analysis and selection; either that it is a kind of mystical art, best performed by those ...

Small businesses trying to gain a competitive advantage on industry giants must continually analyze each facet of the company strategy and operations. The SWOT analysis can help develop a plan for the ...

A few years ago, while in Washington, D.C., I was invited to a Q&A with Michael Porter to speak in a small group setting. I jumped at the idea to meet one of the most cited scholars in business and ...

Assessing potential opportunities and threats—as well as strengths and weaknesses—can help medical packaging engineers make more strategic decisions. By Abhishek Gautam It is a common decision-making ...

In a previous article, I discussed analyzing your own company as an essential part of crafting a marketing strategy. Equally if not more important is the analysis of your competition. Competitors can ...

Courage and tenacity is critical in your personal SWOT analysis because if these factors show up as weaknesses or threats than you and your organization will shrink when a challenge creeps up. We must ...

I recently posted a graphic on LinkedIn comparing a personal SWOT with a corporate SWOT, and the response surprised me. Many people wrote to ask the same thing: how do you actually create a personal ...