S.W.O.T. Analysis

prepare at least 7 full pages which analyzes the internal and external environments for your organization. This paper should be in essay form. Make sure you use proper grammar and spelling.

INTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your internal analysis should include factors within your organization that may be considered a strength or weakness and can be leveraged to take advantage of opportunities or reduce threats.

Specifically, you should analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each of the functions found in your organization (i.e. Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Management (including HR), Research & Development, Production, and Information Systems. You are to assess how well these functions are performing, providing an in-depth discussion and analysis of resource levels and capabilities (how well these functions are using the resources to achieve organizational objectives). Do not simply describe how organizational units perform their work.

EXTERNAL ANALYSIS

Your external analysis should include factors outside your organization which may pose opportunities or threats to your organization.
Specifically, you should analyze factors in the societal environment (demographics, economic, socio-cultural, political-legal, and technology) as well as factors in the industry environment (customers, competitors, and suppliers). Do not simply describe the external factors which you believe affect your business. You are required to provide the reader a clear understanding of how the factors are related to the creation of opportunities or threats for your organization.

ACTION STEPS

Once you have completed your SWOT analysis, the next step is to develop recommendations for your organization which could be implemented to take advantage of the opportunities and reduce the threats. Please be specific. Also, you must describe why you believe these actions would work and how you would go about implementing these recommendations.