UMBC CS SWOTSWOT Analysis is a strategic planning methodology used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It was developed by business and management consultant Albert Humphrey of SRI in the 1960s and is commonly taught in business schools as a planning tool. It's not without detractors and competing methodologies, such as PEST and Porter 5 forces, but reamains a very popular and useful tool for stategc planning. Some observations:
SWOT for Academic Institutions and UnitsSWOT analysis has been used quite a bit for academic units. Here are some academic SWOT examples at the institution, school and department level, some obtained from Idaho State's SWOT Analysis Resource Page.
SWOT for Computer ScienceHere are some examples from on the Web that are specific to computer science departments.
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