Methodologies
Strategic Analysis and Diagnosis
Strategic analysis and diagnosis is a fundamental process for any organization that wants to achieve its goals. This process allows you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your organization, as well as the opportunities and threats in your operating environment.
At Interlaken® Consulting, we have a set of tools and methodologies that allow us to conduct a comprehensive and effective strategic analysis and diagnosis. These tools include:
- 5C Analysis: This analysis helps you identify the key success factors for your organization, both internal and external.
- Porter's Five Forces: This analysis helps you identify the forces that influence competition in an industry.
- PESTEL Analysis: This analysis helps you identify the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors that influence your organization.
- Barriers to Entry or Exit: This analysis helps you identify the barriers that make it difficult or easy to enter an industry.
- Product or Industry Life Cycle: This analysis helps you identify the stage of development in which a product or industry is in.
- Competitive Map: This analysis helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your organization's competitors.
- BCG Matrix: This analysis helps you classify your organization's products or services based on their growth and market share.
- Value Chain Analysis: This analysis helps you identify the activities that create value for your organization.
- 7S Framework: This framework helps you identify the key elements of your organization and how they interact with each other.
- Value Drivers: This approach helps you identify the factors that drive value for your organization.
These tools allow us to get a holistic view of your organization and its environment, which allows us to identify opportunities for improvement and develop effective strategies to achieve your goals.
Examples of Application
Strategic analysis and diagnosis tools and methodologies can be applied to a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to large corporations. For example, these tools are key inputs for:
- Developing a Strategic Plan: Strategic analysis and diagnosis tools can be used to identify your organization's strategic goals and develop a plan to achieve them.
- Evaluating Organizational Performance: Strategic analysis and diagnosis tools can be used to evaluate your organization's performance in comparison to its competitors and to established goals.
- Making Strategic Decisions: Strategic analysis and diagnosis tools can be used to make strategic decisions, such as entering new markets or launching new products.
At Interlaken® Consulting, we are experts in the use of strategic analysis and diagnosis tools and methodologies. We can help your organization get a holistic and systemic view of its environment and develop effective strategies to achieve its goals.