SWOT analysis

SWOT analysis
SWOT analysis UK [ˈswɒt əˌnæləsɪs] US [ˈswɑt əˌnæləsɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] [singular SWOT analysis plural SWOT analyses] business
an examination of an organization’s strengths, weaknesses , opportunities, and threats, used as a way of measuring how successful it can be and as a way of planning for the future
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ˈSWOT analysis 7 noun
a study done by an organization in order to find its strengths and weaknesses, and what problems or opportunities it should deal with. SWOT is formed from the initial letters of ‘strengths’, ‘weaknesses’, ‘opportunities’ and ‘threats’.
 
Word Origin:
[SWOT analysis] 1990s: SWOT, acronym from strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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