MANAGING PRODUCTS TOOLS FOR DECISION MAKING
BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX VERTICAL AXIS: TODAY’S BUSINESS STRENGTHS WITH CUSTOMERS: - SHARE OF BUSINESS -SHARE TREND -AGE OF RELATIONSHIP -QUALITY COMPETIVENESS -IMAGE OF BRAND
BUSINESS STRATEGY MATRIX HORIZONTAL AXIS: FUTURE ATTRACTIVENESS OF CUSTOMER - SALES POTENTIAL -CURRENT SALES VOLUME -GROWTH OF DEMAND -PROFIT MARGIN -FINANCIAL STRENGTH -TECHNOLOGICALLY ORIENTED
WEIGHT (TOTAL 25) SCORE (0-4) COMPUTE WEIGHTED SCORES TARGET FOR DEVELOPMENT DEFEND FROM COMPETITION MAINTAIN WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES WITHDRAW
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS THOSE ATTRIBUTES THAT GET YOU THE SALE - YOUR COMPETITVE ADVANTAGE LIST, WEIGHT & SCORE
THE AUDIT PROCESS: YOUR CAPABILITIES oOver the past 5 years, what key strengths have carried the company to it`s present position ? oWhat are 3 main weaknesses ? oWhat factors led to improvement or deterioration ?
THE SWOT ANALYSIS LIST YOUR DIFFERENTIAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IDENTIFY THE BEST MARKET OPPORTUNTITES IDENTIFY PRESENT AND FUTURE THREATS IDENTIFY KEY ISSUES
STRATEGIC WEDGE ANALYSIS ADD COMPETITOR’S S/W’S ADD YOUR FAILURES, SUCCESSES IDENTIFY STRATEGIC RISKS IDENTIFY STRATEGIC BENEFITS
THE WEDGEW S W W CS --CW + COMPANY PRODUCT MIX MARKETSFUNCTIONS
PORTER ACTIVITY MAP PLOT KEY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DELIVER STRATEGIC POSITIONPLOT KEY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DELIVER STRATEGIC POSITION