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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timesame
30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
Root causeQualityOperations
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