{"id":8438,"date":"2017-07-28T13:58:45","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T10:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/?p=8438"},"modified":"2017-08-12T00:38:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T21:38:36","slug":"swot-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/swot-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"SWOT Analysis -To Run your clinic or hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>SWOT analysis<\/b>\u00a0(alternatively\u00a0<b>SWOT Matrix<\/b>)<\/p>\n<h3>is an acronym for\u00a0<i>strengths<\/i>,\u00a0<i>weaknesses<\/i>,\u00a0<i>opportunities<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>threats<\/i>\u00a0and is a structured planning method that evaluates those four elements of an organization, project or business venture. A SWOT analysis can be carried out for a company, product, place, industry, or person. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. Some authors credit SWOT to Albert Humphrey, who led a convention at the Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s and 1970s using data from 500+ companies.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8497 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_en.png 320w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_en-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot2.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot1.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8436 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot.jpg 564w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot3.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8496 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/thisone-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot5.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot5.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/thisone-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot6.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot6.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot6.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/thisone-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8438-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot_fin.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot_fin.mp3\">http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swot_fin.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/thisone-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8505 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_1.png 518w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_1-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8506 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_2.png 559w, https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SWOT_Analysis_ssw_2-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SWOT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is an example SWOT analysis of a market position of a small management consultancy with a specialism.<sup id=\"cite_ref-arms_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Strengths<\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\">Weaknesses<\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\">Opportunities<\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\">Threats<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Reputation in marketplace<\/td>\n<td>Shortage of consultants at operating level rather than partner level<\/td>\n<td>Well established position with a well-defined market niche<\/td>\n<td>Large consultancies operating at a minor level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Expertise at partner level in HRM consultancy<\/td>\n<td>Unable to deal with multidisciplinary assignments because of size or lack of ability<\/td>\n<td>Identified market for consultancy in areas other than HRM<\/td>\n<td>Other small consultancies looking to invade the marketplace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWOT analysis\u00a0(alternatively\u00a0SWOT Matrix) is an acronym for\u00a0strengths,\u00a0weaknesses,\u00a0opportunities, and\u00a0threats\u00a0and is a structured planning method that evaluates those four elements of an organization, project or business venture. A SWOT analysis can be carried out for a company, product, place, industry, or person. 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