

{"id":62683,"date":"2018-08-30T22:37:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T05:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/?p=62683"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T10:16:19","slug":"strategic-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/strategic-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Strategic Analysis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\">Content Index<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"tags-wrap\">\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 0 30px; line-height: 22px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 0 30px; line-height: 22px;\">\n<li><a href=\"#What_is_Strategic_Analysis?\"> What is Strategic Analysis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Types_of_Strategic_Analysis\"> Types of Strategic Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Strategic_Analysis_and_Market_Research\"> Strategic Analysis and Market Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Strengths_of_Strategic_Analysis\"> Strengths of Strategic Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Weaknesses_of_Strategic_Analysis\"> Weaknesses of Strategic Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"What_is_Strategic_Analysis?\" class=\"blankurl\"><\/a><b>What is Strategic Analysis?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic analysis is a process that involves <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">researching<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an organization\u2019s business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/environmental-analysis\/\">environment analysis<\/a> within which it operates. Strategic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is essential to formulate strategic planning for decision making and smooth working of that organization. With the help of strategic planning, the objective or goals that are set by the organization can be fulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a constant strive to improve, organizations must periodically conduct a strategic analysis which will, in turn, help them determine what areas need improvement and areas that are already doing well. For an organization to function efficiently, it is important to think about how positive changes need to be implemented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic analysis is essential if a company has a goal and a mission for themselves. All leading organization who are well known for their achievements have years of strategic planning being implemented at various stages. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/survey-templates\/strategic-planning-survey-questions-template\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic planning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a long-term task involving continuous and systematic planning and resource investment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main question that a company should consider when performing a strategic analysis is: How is the market constituted? How are the active clients in this sector? While conducting strategic analysis, organizations must know their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/8-questions-to-start-your-competitive-information-journey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">competitors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thus be able to define a strategy that will help them an unbeatable player in that market. One of the most important functions of strategic planning is to predict future events and deduce alternative strategies if a certain plan doesn\u2019t work out as expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LEARN ABOUT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/customer-success-plan\/\">Effective Customer Success Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Types_of_Strategic_Analysis\" class=\"blankurl\"><\/a><b>Types of Strategic Analysis<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Internal strategic analysis:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the name suggests, through this analysis organizations look inwards or within the organization and identify the positive and negative points, and establish the set of resources that can be used to improve the company&#8217;s image within the market. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/internal-analysis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starts from evaluating the performance of the organization. This includes evaluating the potential of an organization and its capacity to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The analysis of the strengths of the company should be oriented to the market, focusing on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">client<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The strengths only make sense when they help the company to fulfill client&#8217;s needs. When doing an internal strategic analysis one should also know the weaknesses and limitations that a company faces existentially or in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Strategic-Analysis-SWOT-analysis.png\" alt=\"SWOT Analysis - Internal Strategic Analysis\" width=\"1756\" height=\"1050\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/swot-analysis-example\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SWOT analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of the most reputed techniques for internal strategic analysis. There is no better way to benefit from a strategically performed analysis than to use it to detect the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats that your project may suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/a-swot-analysis-template-for-the-overwhelmed-marketer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performing SWOT analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will help you create a strong and long term vision through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/survey-templates\/strategic-planning-survey-questions-template\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strategic planning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your organization. The important thing is to constantly evaluate the environment in which the company operates, and act accordingly. It is essential for an organization to take into account the SWOT principle in order to be able to plan efficiently. Through a thorough SWOT analysis companies will be able to prevent a number of problems that can arise if there is no systematic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/market-research-market-analysis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us further break down these attributes and understand how an organization can conduct a complete strategic analysis to be able to plan and perform better with each passing year.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Strengths of a company:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are several attributes within the company that are positive, that you can control in order to obtain better results, they are your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strengths<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which makes you stand out from others. Surely there are certain resources or strategies that have led to your organization&#8217;s process year on year. Knowing these resources or strategies are also considered as strengths. Knowing this type of information is very important because these are the elements that give you an advantage over your competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Business weakness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is practically impossible for an organization or a company to have only strengths and not have weaknesses. Therefore, there are certain characteristics of an organization that they need to be improved in order to be able to perform better and compete in the market. These are called business weaknesses. Most of the factors are foreseeable and an organization needs to identify them well in advance and approach the problems with a corrective measure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Threats to an organization:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are going to negative factors that will affect the growth of the organization and these factors can be analyzed too. These factors need to detected and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/ebook\/critical-steps-to-third-party-risk-management.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">risk management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategy needs to be put in place so that threats like stronger brand value of the competitors, better relationship of competitors with retailers etc. don&#8217;t have an adverse effect on the company&#8217;s growth. Also, threats like multiple players in the market with the same products, downturn in economy, better advertising of the same product by competitors are some threats that have to be dealt with carefully so that competitors don\u2019t take advantage of the situation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Opportunities for the company:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Detect the opportunities you have to grow. Knowing the path organizations must follow is a great step towards success. Take advantage of all those external factors that are positive for the organization. Identify all the opportunities and take advantage of them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/trend-analysis-vital-efficient-market-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trend analysis as a strategic analysis technique<\/span><\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/features\/trend-analysis.html\">Trend Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>External strategic analysis:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the organization has successfully completed its internal analysis, the organization needs to know about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/features\/capture-ext-data.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">external factors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can be a hindrance in their growth. To do so, they need to know how the market functions and how consumers react or behave to certain products or services. Measuring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/survey-templates\/customer-satisfaction-survey-template\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">customer satisfaction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a common external analysis method. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/pestel-analysis\/\">PESTEL analysis<\/a> is one of the most widely used external analysis techniques. The process one is most likely to adopt when using a PESTLE technique is relatively a simple one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Strategic-Analysis-PESTLE-analysis.png\" alt=\"PESTLE Analysis - External Strategic Analysis\" width=\"1756\" height=\"1050\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PESTLE analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Legal and Environmental) describes a framework of macro-environmental factors used in the environmental scanning component of external strategic analysis. The model has been extended by adding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/the-role-of-market-research-in-marketing-ethics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/demographic-segmentation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demographic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> factors. It is a part of the external analysis when conducting a strategic analysis or doing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/what-is-market-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">market research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gives an overview of the different macroenvironmental factors that the organization has to take into consideration. By using PESTLE analysis one can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out the key issues beyond the organization\u2019s control, like changes in political scenario changing rules that can be implemented at any point in time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify the impact of each issue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how important these issues are to the organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rate the likelihood of its occurrence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Briefly consider the implications if the issue did occur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/survey-templates\/demographic-survey-questions-template\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demographic Survey Questions Template<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"Strategic_Analysis_and_Market_Research\" class=\"blankurl\"><\/a><b>Strategic Analysis and Market Research<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market research<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can provide you with the necessary information to know the different market scenarios and suggest strategies to achieve more sales. Market research is either <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/qualitative-market-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">qualitative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/quantitative-market-research\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quantitative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in nature of conduct. Market research can provide you with the necessary information to know the different market scenarios and propose strategies to achieve more sales. For example, through market research, an organization can know the degree of recognition that the brand has and plan marketing campaign correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations can also bet effectively the introduction of a new product into the market, or innovate through the new ideas of customers. Ask the right questions to customers and get their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feedback<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The data provided by the investigation will help you to plan correctly what you have to do, for example, in case your competitors lower their prices, or are there changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/consumer-behavior-definition\/\">behavior of your consumers<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>LEARN ABOUT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/data-management-framework\/\">Data Management Framework<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"Strengths_of_Strategic_Analysis\" class=\"blankurl\"><\/a><b>Strengths of Strategic Analysis<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic analysis allows you to have clarity of the internal positive attributes of the organization that are under control. By knowing these positive attributes an organization can focus on the factors that lead to positive performance and can replicate the strategy wherever applicable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps identify strength of both internal as well as external resources, such that it leads to an increasing competitive advantage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers you the internal components that add value or offer a competitive advantage to your business. When you have a reasonable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/8-questions-to-start-your-competitive-information-journey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">competitive advantage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over you competitors half the game plan is clear. The only aspect that would need clarity is what is not going the company\u2019s way.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>LEARN ABOUT:<\/em><\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/5-ways-market-research-helps-your-business-be-more-successful\/\">5 Ways Market Research<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"Weaknesses_of_Strategic_Analysis\" class=\"blankurl\"><\/a><b>Weaknesses of Strategic Analysis<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic analysis can generate too many ideas, but doesn\u2019t help to choose which one is the best.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes too much time is spent on existential problem solving, such that there is little or no time left for innovating new products or making service level changes at the organizational level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content Index What is Strategic Analysis? 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