Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD)
Part of a series on the Discipline of Teams. The series examines successful high-performance teams in best-practice product and service companies and shows how traditionally structured organizations can use teams. At The Tallahassee Democrat, a project team turned around an ailing ad division, inspiring the use of teams throughout the organization.
Swot Analysis of "Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD)" written by Douglas K. Smith includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Teams Tallahassee facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Leading teams, Marketing, Motivating people and Organizational Development.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) casestudy better are - – increasing household debt because of falling income levels, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, increasing transportation and logistics costs, central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, there is backlash against globalization,
there is increasing trade war between United States & China, challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD)
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Teams Tallahassee, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Teams Tallahassee operates in.
According to Harvard Business Review, 75% of the managers use SWOT analysis for various purposes such as – evaluating current scenario, strategic planning, new venture feasibility, personal growth goals, new market entry, Go To market strategies, portfolio management and strategic trade-off assessment, organizational restructuring, etc.
SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix
SWOT analysis of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Teams Tallahassee
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Organizational Development field.
4. Making a Organizational Development topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Teams Tallahassee
Strengths Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Teams Tallahassee in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study are -
High brand equity
– Teams Tallahassee has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Teams Tallahassee to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Digital Transformation in Organizational Development segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Teams Tallahassee digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Teams Tallahassee has successfully integrated the four key components of digital transformation – digital integration in processes, digital integration in marketing and customer relationship management, digital integration into the value chain, and using technology to explore new products and market opportunities.
Successful track record of launching new products
– Teams Tallahassee has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Teams Tallahassee has effective processes in place that helps in exploring new product needs, doing quick pilot testing, and then launching the products quickly using its extensive distribution network.
Training and development
– Teams Tallahassee has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study by analyzing – employees retention, in-house promotion, loyalty, new venture initiation, lack of conflict, and high level of both employees and customer engagement.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Teams Tallahassee has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in, as mentioned in case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Teams Tallahassee are driving operational speed, building greater agility, and keeping the organization nimble to compete with new competitors. It helps are organization to ideate new ideas, and execute them swiftly in the marketplace.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the industry, building diversified operations across different geographies so that disruption in one part of the world doesn’t impact the overall performance of the firm, and integrating the various business operations and processes through its digital transformation drive.
Organizational Resilience of Teams Tallahassee
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing that Teams Tallahassee does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Innovation driven organization
– Teams Tallahassee is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Analytics focus
– Teams Tallahassee is putting a lot of focus on utilizing the power of analytics in business decision making. This has put it among the leading players in the industry. The technology infrastructure suggested by Douglas K. Smith can also help it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Teams Tallahassee has built up over years in its products and services combo offer has resulted in high retention of customers, lower marketing costs, and greater ability of the firm to focus on its customers.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Teams Tallahassee is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Weaknesses Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) are -
No frontier risks strategy
– After analyzing the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD), it seems that company is thinking about the frontier risks that can impact Organizational Development strategy. But it has very little resources allocation to manage the risks emerging from events such as natural disasters, climate change, melting of permafrost, tacking the rise of artificial intelligence, opportunities and threats emerging from commercialization of space etc.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Teams Tallahassee is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Organizational Development segment. Teams Tallahassee needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Teams Tallahassee to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
Capital Spending Reduction
– Even during the low interest decade, Teams Tallahassee has not been able to do capital spending to the tune of the competition. This has resulted into fewer innovations and company facing stiff competition from both existing competitors and new entrants who are disrupting the industry using digital technology.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Teams Tallahassee, firm in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Teams Tallahassee has created an environment where the organization is dominated by functional specialists rather than management generalist. This has resulted into product oriented approach rather than marketing oriented approach or consumers oriented approach.
Lack of clear differentiation of Teams Tallahassee products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Teams Tallahassee needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the segment, Teams Tallahassee needs to come up with a strategy to reduce the workers concern regarding automation. Without a clear strategy, it could lead to disruption and uncertainty within the organization.
Slow to strategic competitive environment developments
– As Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) HBR case study mentions - Teams Tallahassee takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the industry in last five years.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) HBR case study still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Teams Tallahassee has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Teams Tallahassee is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Douglas K. Smith suggests that, Teams Tallahassee is facing high bargaining power of the channel partners. So far it has not able to streamline the operations to reduce the bargaining power of the value chain partners in the industry.
Opportunities Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities highlighted in the Harvard Business Review case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) are -
Developing new processes and practices
– Teams Tallahassee can develop new processes and procedures in Organizational Development industry using technology such as automation using artificial intelligence, real time transportation and products tracking, 3D modeling for concept development and new products pilot testing etc.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Teams Tallahassee can make experimentation a productive activity and build a culture of innovation using approaches such as – mining transaction data, A/B testing of websites and selling platforms, engaging potential customers over various needs, and building on small ideas in the Organizational Development segment.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Teams Tallahassee can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Finding new ways to collaborate
– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in Organizational Development industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. Teams Tallahassee can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Teams Tallahassee to conduct training and development for its employees across the world. This will result in not only reducing the cost of training but also help employees in different part of the world to integrate with the headquarter work culture, ethos, and standards.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Teams Tallahassee can build a diversified supply chain model across various countries in - South East Asia, India, and other parts of the world. This reconfiguration of global supply chain can help, as suggested in case study, Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD), to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Teams Tallahassee is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) case study suggests that firm can utilize new technology to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Teams Tallahassee has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Teams Tallahassee to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) case study. Teams Tallahassee can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Loyalty marketing
– Teams Tallahassee has focused on building a highly responsive customer relationship management platform. This platform is built on in-house data and driven by analytics and artificial intelligence. The customer analytics can help the organization to fine tune its loyalty marketing efforts, increase the wallet share of the organization, reduce wastage on mainstream advertising spending, build better pricing strategies using personalization, etc.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Teams Tallahassee has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in the sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled, as illustrated in the Harvard case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Teams Tallahassee to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19
– Consumer behavior has changed in the Organizational Development industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Teams Tallahassee can take advantage of these changes in consumer behavior to build a far more efficient business model. For example consumer regular ordering of products can reduce both last mile delivery costs and market penetration costs. Teams Tallahassee can further use this consumer data to build better customer loyalty, provide better products and service collection, and improve the value proposition in inflationary times.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Teams Tallahassee to increase its market reach. Teams Tallahassee will be able to reach out to new customers. Secondly 5G will also provide technology framework to build new tools and products that can help more immersive consumer experience and faster consumer journey.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Teams Tallahassee can still utilize the low interest rates to borrow money for capital investment. Secondly it can also use the increase of government spending in infrastructure projects to get new business.
Threats Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) are -
High level of anxiety and lack of motivation
– the Great Resignation in United States is the sign of broader dissatisfaction among the workforce in United States. Teams Tallahassee needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Organizational Development industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Regulatory challenges
– Teams Tallahassee needs to prepare for regulatory challenges as consumer protection groups and other pressure groups are vigorously advocating for more regulations on big business - to reduce inequality, to create a level playing field, to product data privacy and consumer privacy, to reduce the influence of big money on democratic institutions, etc. This can lead to significant changes in the Organizational Development industry regulations.
Environmental challenges
– Teams Tallahassee needs to have a robust strategy against the disruptions arising from climate change and energy requirements. EU has identified it as key priority area and spending 30% of its 880 billion Euros European post Covid-19 recovery funds on green technology. Teams Tallahassee can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Organizational Development industry.
Backlash against dominant players
– US Congress and other legislative arms of the government are getting tough on big business especially technology companies. The digital arm of Teams Tallahassee business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Teams Tallahassee can face lack of demand in the market place because of Fed actions to reduce inflation. This can lead to sluggish growth in the economy, lower demands, lower investments, higher borrowing costs, and consolidation in the field.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Teams Tallahassee in the Organizational Development industry. The Organizational Development industry is already at various protected from local competition in China, with the rise of trade war the protection levels may go up. This presents a clear threat of current business model in Chinese market.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD), Teams Tallahassee may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Organizational Development .
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Organizational Development field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Teams Tallahassee can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Teams Tallahassee with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Capital market disruption
– During the Covid-19, Dow Jones has touched record high. The valuations of a number of companies are way beyond their existing business model potential. This can lead to capital market correction which can put a number of suppliers, collaborators, value chain partners in great financial difficulty. It will directly impact the business of Teams Tallahassee.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Teams Tallahassee can face downward pressure on margins from increasing competition from international players. The international players have stable revenue in their home market and can use those resources to penetrate prominent markets illustrated in HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) .
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Teams Tallahassee has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Organizational Development industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Teams Tallahassee needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Organizational Development sector. According to Mckinsey study top managers believe that the adoption of technology in operations, communications is 20-25 times faster than what they planned in the beginning of 2019.
New competition
– After the dotcom bust of 2001, financial crisis of 2008-09, the business formation in US economy had declined. But in 2020 alone, there are more than 1.5 million new business applications in United States. This can lead to greater competition for Teams Tallahassee in the Organizational Development sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers in the HBR case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) needs to zero down on the relative importance of each factor mentioned in the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants.
We can provide the relative importance to each factor by assigning relative weights. Weighted SWOT analysis process is a three stage process –
First stage for doing weighted SWOT analysis of the case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) is to rank the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. This will help you to assess the most important strengths and weaknesses of the firm and which one of the strengths and weaknesses mentioned in the initial lists are marginal and can be left out.
Second stage for conducting weighted SWOT analysis of the Harvard case study Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) is to give probabilities to the external strategic factors thus better understanding the opportunities and threats arising out of macro environment changes and developments.
Third stage of constructing weighted SWOT analysis of Discipline of Teams: Tallahassee Democrat, Elite Team, Video (DVD) is to provide strategic recommendations includes – joining likelihood of external strategic factors such as opportunities and threats to the internal strategic factors – strengths and weaknesses. You should start with external factors as they will provide the direction of the overall industry. Secondly by joining probabilities with internal strategic factors can help the company not only strategic fit but also the most probably strategic trade-off that Teams Tallahassee needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
