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== What is SWOT? ==
 
== What is SWOT? ==
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The SWOT analysis is a tool for situation analysis  <ref>''[No more mudding through]''.  can provide managers with support by allowing them to analyse internal and external environments with a systematic approach. <ref>''[SWOT METHODOLOGY: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWFOR THE PAST, A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE]'' ''http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3846/16111699.2011.555358'' </ref> The internal environment          are a given project's strengths and  
 
The SWOT analysis is a tool for situation analysis  <ref>''[No more mudding through]''.  can provide managers with support by allowing them to analyse internal and external environments with a systematic approach. <ref>''[SWOT METHODOLOGY: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWFOR THE PAST, A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE]'' ''http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3846/16111699.2011.555358'' </ref> The internal environment          are a given project's strengths and  
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Although there is no single inventor/author of the SWOT analysis, early versions are developed in Harvard Business School by George Albert Smith Jr. and C Roland Christiensen in the 1950s and 1960s <ref>''[History of SWOT Analysis]'' ''http://www.marketingteacher.com/history-of-swot-analysis/'' </ref>. The The four factors that later became the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) were then called "opportunities" "risks" "environment" "problems of other industries". Another version was developed at Stanford University by Albert Humphrey that later became the SWOT analysis as we know it today. The factors, represented by the acronym SOFT, were here: “What is good in the present is SATISFACTORY, good in the future is an OPPORTUNITY; bad in the present is a FAULT and bad in the future is a THREAT.” <ref>''[SWOT analysis (TOWS matrix) Made Simple]'' ''https://rapidbi.com/swotanalysis/'' </ref>
 
Although there is no single inventor/author of the SWOT analysis, early versions are developed in Harvard Business School by George Albert Smith Jr. and C Roland Christiensen in the 1950s and 1960s <ref>''[History of SWOT Analysis]'' ''http://www.marketingteacher.com/history-of-swot-analysis/'' </ref>. The The four factors that later became the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) were then called "opportunities" "risks" "environment" "problems of other industries". Another version was developed at Stanford University by Albert Humphrey that later became the SWOT analysis as we know it today. The factors, represented by the acronym SOFT, were here: “What is good in the present is SATISFACTORY, good in the future is an OPPORTUNITY; bad in the present is a FAULT and bad in the future is a THREAT.” <ref>''[SWOT analysis (TOWS matrix) Made Simple]'' ''https://rapidbi.com/swotanalysis/'' </ref>
  
== SWOT analysis in project management ==
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== Different approaches to SWOT analysis ==
  
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Skriv at swotanalysen typisk tager form af en 2x2 matrix med overskrifterne SWOT og den simpleste form
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== Summary of steps ==
 
  
 
There will be an introduction to the different templates you can use when doing a SWOT analysis.
 
There will be an introduction to the different templates you can use when doing a SWOT analysis.

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Contents

Abstract

When decisions have to be made - be it within project, program or portfolio management - the SWOT analysis can provide managers with great support by allowing them to analyse internal and external environments with a systematic approach. [1] This article will discuss different approaches when making a SWOT analysis.

What is SWOT?

Skriv hvad swot er Skriv hvorfor det er relevant for projektledelse, programledelse og portefølgeledelse


The SWOT analysis is a tool for situation analysis Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag The internal environment are a given project's strengths and

The history of SWOT

Although there is no single inventor/author of the SWOT analysis, early versions are developed in Harvard Business School by George Albert Smith Jr. and C Roland Christiensen in the 1950s and 1960s [2]. The The four factors that later became the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOTs) were then called "opportunities" "risks" "environment" "problems of other industries". Another version was developed at Stanford University by Albert Humphrey that later became the SWOT analysis as we know it today. The factors, represented by the acronym SOFT, were here: “What is good in the present is SATISFACTORY, good in the future is an OPPORTUNITY; bad in the present is a FAULT and bad in the future is a THREAT.” [3]

Different approaches to SWOT analysis

Skriv at swotanalysen typisk tager form af en 2x2 matrix med overskrifterne SWOT og den simpleste form er blot at udfylde kasserne.


There will be an introduction to the different templates you can use when doing a SWOT analysis.

Description of steps (input, action, output)

A description of how the SWOT analysis, as a part of the input, can help managers create an action plan to obtain future goals.

Application example

Two examples of application to illustrate how the SWOT analysis can be highly beneficial but also can be handled in a way that is not beneficial.

Implementation advice

A discussion of how the SWOT analysis has its own strengths and weaknesses

References

  1. [SWOT METHODOLOGY: A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWFOR THE PAST, A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3846/16111699.2011.555358
  2. [History of SWOT Analysis] http://www.marketingteacher.com/history-of-swot-analysis/
  3. [SWOT analysis (TOWS matrix) Made Simple] https://rapidbi.com/swotanalysis/
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