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Using Creativity During SWOT Analysis

Chartered Management Institute

The SWOT analysis can be a rather dry (but very important) part of the strategic process for most managers. They give the exercise lip service, and that ends up lowering the validity of the exercise. How can they do a better job? Let's look at some ideas. Related Content: Early Warning What can you use Competitive Intelligence for?

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SWOT and PPCO

Rapid BI

When reviewing ideas using a SWOT can be negative, so many now look at reviewing creative ideas with a different perspective. Pluses, Potentials, Concerns, Options Overcome the concerns.

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NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Strategic Planning

Mike Cardus

Working with companies and developing strategic plans everyone seems to feel that the default method is a SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. Contact Mike to schedule a strategic planning meeting that will deliver results and engaged staff that are part-of the plan. NOISE Analysis.

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Reasons Why Strategic Plans Fail

Six Disciplines

Incomplete SWOT analysis with respect to the desired objectives. Lack of creativity in identifying possible strategies. In general, strategic plans can fail for two types of reasons: inappropriate strategy and poor execution. Inappropriate or ineffective strategies can occur due to: Failure to define objectives correctly.

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Solution-Focused Consulting and Training in Toronto, Canada

Mike Cardus

NOISE Analysis, an alternative to SWOT. Creativity Images Innovation Leadership Coaching Solution-Focused Speaking Engagement Team Building Team Building Activity create-learning team building and leadership doing what works Problem Solving solution focused SOLVED method team building canada team coaching' Strategic Planning.

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What can you use Competitive Intelligence for?

Chartered Management Institute

Related Content: Know Your Enemy Basic Gap Analysis Using Creativity During SWOT Analysis Early Warning Competitive Intelligence - Mergers within Law Firms. Competitive Intelligence is becoming an increasingly common. What can you use Competitive Intelligence for? You are not watching this post, click to start watching.

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Basic Gap Analysis

Chartered Management Institute

Related Content: Using Creativity During SWOT Analysis Early Warning What can you use Competitive Intelligence for? A Positive Gap indicates you are in a better position than your rivals while a Negative Gap clearly means the reverse - in a worse position. So what is Basic Gap Analysis? The OODA Loop Can you force innovation?