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Defining a Domestic PSD Programme
Basic SWOT analysis for the domestic private sector
 
Positive
Negative
 
 

Strengths

  • Competitive advantages?
  • Resources, assets, people?
  • Experience, knowledge, data?
  • Financial reserves, likely returns?
  • Marketing - reach, distribution, awareness?
  • Innovative aspects?
  • Location and geography?
  • Price, value, quality?
  • Processes, systems, IT, communications?
  • Cultural, attitudinal, behavioral?

Weaknesses

  • Lack of competitive strength?
  • Reputation, presence and reach?
  • Financials?
  • Own known vulnerabilities?
  • Timescales, deadlines and pressures?
  • Cash flow, start-up cash-drain?
  • Continuity, supply chain robustness?
  • Transportation/transactions costs?
  • Reliability of data, plan predictability?
  • Morale, commitment, leadership?
  • Accreditations, etc?
  • Processes and systems, etc?

Threats

  • Market developments?
  • Competitors' vulnerabilities?
  • Technology development and innovation?
  • Global influences?
  • New markets, vertical, horizontal?
  • Geographical, export, import?
  • Tactics - surprise, major contracts, etc?
  • Information and research?
  • Volumes, production, economies?
  • Seasonal, weather, fashion influences?

Opportunities

  • Political effects?
  • Legislative effects?
  • Environmental effects?
  • IT developments?
  • Market demand?
  • New technologies, services, ideas?
  • Vital contracts and partners?
  • Sustaining internal capabilities?
  • Insurmountable weaknesses?
  • Loss of key people?
  • Sustainable financial backing?
  • Economy - home, abroad?
  • Seasonality, weather effects?
 

Conclusions

  • Need for creating better value chain linkages in sector X
  • Improved access to finance could benefit high-growth sectors Y and Z
  • Services sector well-positioned to take advantage of better business environment