The Importance of SWOT Analysis

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3 min readSep 14, 2020

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The Importance of SWOT Analysis

SWOT is an important acronym for individuals and organizations alike in the business world and it stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. SWOT analysis is a useful technique to assess these four attributes which play a crucial role in an organization.

Strengths and weakness refer to internal factors such as (current processes, human resources, physical and financial resources, etc.) while opportunities and threats focus on external factors such as (market trends, economic trends, pollical and economic regulations, etc.).

Let us examine the four elements of SWOT in more detail.

Four elements of SWOT analysis

  1. Strengths: These are factors that distinguish an organization from its competitors. These are special positive traits, such as a strong brand image, a loyal customer base, or a unique technology that provides a clear advantage to the organization compared to rivals.
    A SWOT analysis can be instrumental in identifying an organization’s Unique Selling Proposition (USP for short) that forms the basis for the company’s strength and keeps the business ahead of its competitors in the market.
  2. Weakness: Like strengths, weaknesses are internal factors in a business. Identifying these can help identify areas of improvement. Doing this lets organizations…

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