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Environmental Analysis
Environment is complex
Environment is dynamic
Environment is multi-faceted
Environment has a far reaching impact
Environment Scanning
External Environment
Macro/Mega environment
Micro/Related environment
Internal Environment
External-Mega Environment
Socio-Cultural
Economic
Technological
Political & Legal
Some Important Variable in Mega Environment
Economic
GDP trends
Interest rates
Inflation
Type of
economy
Income
Disposable
income
Wage-price
control
Money
supply
Some Important Variable in Mega Environment
Economic Technological
GDP trends Spending by govt
Interest rates on R&D
Inflation Industry spending
Type of on R&D
Focus of
economy
Income technology
Patent protection
Disposable
Productivity
income
Wage-price Communication &
control Infrastructural
Money New products
supply Commercialization
of technology
Some Important Variable in Mega Environment
supply Commercialization
of technology
Some Important Variable in Mega Environment
supply Commercialization
of technology
Constituents of Microenvironment
Suppliers
Customers
Competition
Marketing intermediaries
Type of market & demand condition
Financial institution
Skill level of workforce
E-commerce
Strengths & Weaknesses
Marketing
Product/services
Ability to gather needed market information
Channels of distribution
Effective sales organisation
Pricing strategy
Product/services image
After sales-service
Good will/brand loyalty
Effective communication
Strengths & Weaknesses
General Management
Organisation structure
Organisation’s past record & history
Firm’s image & prestige
Orginasational communication system
Top management skill, capabilities and
interest
Overall organisational control system
SWOT-Limitations
Vague, oversimplified
Static, not dynamic
Analytic, not diagnostic
Where to search for variables / information
Do not tell impact/intensity of threats and
attractiveness of opportunity
Do not suggest course of action
Not identify the interactions among factors
Organization may have many strengths, but
nothing is useful to be successful (KSF)
Opportunity / Threat Attractiveness
Likelihood of occurrence
High Low
Impact Matrix
ETOP / SAP
OCP
IFAS / EFAS
TOWS
SWOT Strategic Framework
Company’s Situation
to Choosing a Strategy