SWOT Analysis: Business Guide: SWOT Basics

Company, Organization, Firm, Cooperation SWOT; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

How to find the SWOT of an Organization

What is SWOT?

S trengths
W eaknesses
O pportunities and
T hreats

SWOT is a strategic planning tool used by organizations to ensure a clear objective for the project and that all the variables related to the effort, both positive and negative are identified and addressed.

Definition from Investopedia:

A tool that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization. Specifically, SWOT is a basic, straightforward model that assesses what an organization can and cannot do as well as its potential opportunities and threats.

The method of SWOT analysis is to take the information from an environmental analysis and separate it into internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external issues (opportunities and threats). Once this is completed, SWOT analysis determines what may assist the firm in accomplishing its objectives, and what obstacles must be overcome or minimized to achieve desired results.