32 Examples of Situation Analysis

John Spacey, updated on November 28, 2022

Situation analysis is the process of evaluating your current position. This can be applied to businesses, organizations, teams or life in general using popular methodologies such as swot analysis that involve brainstorming different elements of your current situation. The following are common elements of a situation analysis.

Budget	Climate
Communication Factors	Competitive Advantages
Competitive Disadvantages	Competitors
Cultural Environment	Customer Needs
Customer Perceptions	Demographics
Economic Factors	Employees
Environmental Factors	Ethics & Values
Industry Environment	Information Environments
Legal Environment / Regulations	Objectives
Operational Factors	Opportunities
Partners	Political Environment
Potential Competition / New Market Entrants / Substitutes	Psychographics
Scheduling / Time Factors	Social Environment
Strategy	Strengths
Technological Environment	Threats
Value	Weaknesses

It is common to make some division between internal factors -- things that are within your control and external factors such as markets that are mostly beyond your control.

The guides linked below have quite a few specific examples of situation analysis in areas such as strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities.

Overview: Situation Analysis
Type	Situation
Definition	The process of evaluating your current position.
Related Concepts	Situation » SWOT Analysis » Internal Factors » External Factors » SWOT Strengths » SWOT Weaknesses »