This technique is used in a couple of different business analysis tasks in some knowledge areas of the BABOK® v3 guide. These tasks include the following:
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Task |
How is this technique applied? |
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Analyze the current state |
To evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the current state of an organization |
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Define the future state |
To evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that could be changed or avoided in the future state |
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Define the change strategy |
To help form the decisions around which change strategy is the most suitable for the organization |
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Analyze the potential value and recommend a solution |
To evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that could affect the solution value |
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Assess the enterprise limitations |
To show how to maximize strengths and reduce weaknesses in order to define strategies to address enterprise-wide limitations |
SWOT analysis is a valuable tool to use when analyzing an organization's internal and external environment in the context of the organization's current situation.
The next technique you need to include in your preparation is use cases and scenarios.