Where next?

Once you have generated a SWOT, you can use it in a variety of different ways: to evaluate options prior to decision making, to set strategy and to see how you can maximize strengths and opportunities and minimize the weaknesses and threats.

The primary result doing a SWOT analysis is typically the generation of a number of action items to achieve a certain objective.

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