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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
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.For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations.
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Timedifferent
30-60 min2-8 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listProblem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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