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Analyses
ANALYSIS
THE DETAILED EXAMINATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING
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WRITTEN BY MICHAEL LOPEZ
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Data must be evaluated carefully.
Strategic analysis is the process of conducting research in an organization and its operational environment in order to develop a strategy. From an academic or business perspective, strategic analysis has various definitions, but the process consists of several constant parts. First, there is evaluation and analysis of data. Next, assessment happens for the internal and external environments. Several analytic methods, such as the SWOT Analysis and Porter's Five Forces Analysis, are also applied (CFI Team, 2022). Information gathered for strategic planning must be examined and organizational contexts determined. Analytical methods aid evaluation and planning.
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THE TWO DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ELEMENTS
The analysis phase covers environmental and needs/gap analyses. These two investigations bookend the mission phase, forcing them to happen simultaneously (Pisel, n.d.). An external environment focuses on the more significant business environment that affects an organization. An internal environment, in contrast, analyzes elements within the organization, such as its strengths and weaknesses (How to write a marketing plan, n.d.). In other words, external environment involves the surroundings while the internal environment pertains to the factors inside.
First, there is SWOT Analysis which refers to strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In this instance, every facilitator must be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of digital difficulties. If the flaws outweigh the strengths, they must revisit the strategy to reduce the weaknesses before implementing the e-Learning technique (Rey, n.d.). It looks at the internal and external factors that affect distance education programs and how educators implement. It may also deal on the effectiveness to the student learning.
Another tool is Porter's Five Forces Model, which permits a strategic assessment of inter-organizational connections and the mechanisms that define their relative performance and roles.
ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR INITIATING DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IMPORTANCE TO DISTANCE EDUCATION
The five forces method structures strategic studies of domain structures. Industrial expansion, technology and innovation, links with other sectors, and notable employers must also be considered. Governments and accreditation organizations play essential roles in higher education (Marshall, 2013).
Internationally, distance education has grown. Evolution has created single-mode virtual universities, dual-modal distance education centers, consortia, networked learning, corporate for-profit institutions, and single-mode open universities. These models and institutional delivery mechanisms develop policies and plans but rely heavily on national education policy and planning activities. In most national contexts, national policy objectives and institutional mission and vision align, but not for remote and online learning in national educational policy (Panda, 2007, p. 481).
It is important to look at the environments and analyze the information. It is a decision-making process that considers internal and external settings to maximize strengths and opportunities while avoiding weaknesses and dangers. These must align with the institution's goals. Then, long-term planning creates internal strength to better future preparation. It also strategizes the present based on future events and prospects (Panda, 2007, p. 479).
