SWOT Analysis

SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. A SWOT analysis is a framework to help, assess and understand the internal and external forces that may create opportunities or risks for an organization. It is very important for classroom management. It helps to identify the areas of your institution that it is performing well. These areas are critically success factors that keeps your institution competitive. 

Strengths

Factors that are likely to have a positive effect on achieving the school’s objectives. It includes

·         Checking of capabilities

·         Competitive advantages

·         Resources

·         Assets and pupils

·         Experience, knowledge and data

·         Financial reserves and returns

·         Marketing/ marketability

·         Innovative aspects

·         Location/ geographical

·         Price, value and quality

·         Process, system and communication

·         Advantages.

Weaknesses

Factors that are likely to have a negative impact on achieving the school’s objectives. It includes

·         Lack of capabilities

·         Gap in competitive strength

·         Reputation, presence and reach

·         Time scale, deadline and pressures.

·         Financials

·         Cash flaw

·         Continuity and supply chain

·         Effects on core activities

·         Reliability of data plan and projects

·         Management cover and successions.

Opportunities

External factors that are likely to have a positive effect on meeting or exceeding the school’s aims or goals not previously considered. It includes

·         Market development

·         Industry or lifestyle trends

·         Innovation and technologies development

·         Global influences development

·         Market dimensions

·         Target markets

·         Geographical imports and exports

·         Major contracts

·         Business product development

Threats

External factors and conditions that are likely to harm achieving the school’s objectives or making the objectives unachievable. It includes 

·         Political and economic effect

·         Legislative effects

·         Environmental effect

·         Competitive intensions

·         Market demand

·         Innovation in technology, services and ideas

·         New contracts and partners

·         Loss of resources

·         Obstacles to be face

·         Poor management strategies

·         Economic condition within your own country and abroad.