ASWOT-C Analysis

Purpose

The purpose of this analysis is to provided a structure way of identifying the true situation for a business, a department or an individual. If the questions are answered honestly and completely it will provide a comprehensive situational analysis prior to starting a new venture.

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ASWOT-C is the Mindsystems variation of the well established SWOT method of analysing a situation. The two main variations are the addition of the \"A\" for assumption and \"C\" for consequences. We highly recommend this approach as the starting point for a project or a business plan.

It is really important, to get the best out of this powerful method, that you:

Be completely honest in your responses
Enter comprehensive answers
Answer the difficult questions ... don\"t be tempted to \"gloss\" over them

How to use this template ...

Before you start, go through the template customising it for your special needs. After you have finishing customising the basic structure you should save it as a template for future use. (\"Setup New\" in the \"Project Tool Tab).

Now start to fill in the template:

Each section has notes, tips and questions associated with it. They are there to help you get the best out of the Mindsystems ASWOT-C approach
Any of the topics or sub-topics may be deleted and/or new ones add. This means you can tailor this template to your own unique situation.
Make sure you \"clean up\" when you have finished by going through the section and deleting these instructions and notes.

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