SWOT analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a business or project, it considers the internal and external environments of a business
What are the pros of SWOT analysis?
Low cost, straight forward
Structureed way to look at both the internal and external environment of a business
A business can assess the threats it needs to protect itself against before deciding its strategy
What are the cons of SWOT analysis?
It can be difficult to assess situations that could be a strength or a weakness
The analysis could be of little value of the points are not used further
Doesn't assess the importance of the factors identified