New England Patriots: Making the Team SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of New England Patriots: Making the Team
Examines the organizational strategy of a professional football team that contributed to the team's sustained success. Considers several aspects of the team's "blueprint" with respect to players: recruitment, retention, task structure, training, culture, and compensation. Presents opportunities to explore: the potential complementarities between multiple human resources systems, the role of intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives, whether star players are incompatible with well-functioning teams, and the establishment and maintenance of a culture that reinforces goal alignment.
Authors :: Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Aaron M.G. Zimmerman
Swot Analysis of "New England Patriots: Making the Team" written by Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Aaron M.G. Zimmerman includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Team's Complementarities facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in New England Patriots: Making the Team case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Leading teams, Motivating people, Organizational culture, Talent management and Organizational Development.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the New England Patriots: Making the Team casestudy better are - – wage bills are increasing, increasing inequality as vast percentage of new income is going to the top 1%, technology disruption, increasing commodity prices, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, increasing transportation and logistics costs, increasing energy prices,
challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of New England Patriots: Making the Team
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in New England Patriots: Making the Team case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Team's Complementarities, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Team's Complementarities 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in New England Patriots: Making the Team case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Team's Complementarities
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 Team's Complementarities
Strengths New England Patriots: Making the Team | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Team's Complementarities in New England Patriots: Making the Team Harvard Business Review case study are -
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Team's Complementarities in the sector have low bargaining power. New England Patriots: Making the Team has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Team's Complementarities to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Team's Complementarities is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the New England Patriots: Making the Team are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Digital Transformation in Organizational Development segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Team's Complementarities digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Team's Complementarities 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.
Training and development
– Team's Complementarities has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in New England Patriots: Making the Team 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.
High brand equity
– Team's Complementarities has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Team's Complementarities to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Innovation driven organization
– Team's Complementarities is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in New England Patriots: Making the Team Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Team's Complementarities 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.
Analytics focus
– Team's Complementarities 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 Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Aaron M.G. Zimmerman 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.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Team's Complementarities 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Organizational Resilience of Team's Complementarities
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing that Team's Complementarities does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Team's Complementarities 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.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the New England Patriots: Making the Team 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.
Weaknesses New England Patriots: Making the Team | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of New England Patriots: Making the Team are -
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee as mentioned in the HBR case study New England Patriots: Making the Team, is just above the industry average. Team's Complementarities needs to redesign the compensation structure and incentives to increase the revenue per employees. Some of the steps that it can take are – hiring more specialists on project basis, etc.
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Team's Complementarities 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.
Slow to strategic competitive environment developments
– As New England Patriots: Making the Team HBR case study mentions - Team's Complementarities 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.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Team's Complementarities, firm in the HBR case study New England Patriots: Making the Team needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Team's Complementarities is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study New England Patriots: Making the Team can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Team's Complementarities has some of the most successful products in the industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. firm in the HBR case study - New England Patriots: Making the Team should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Team's Complementarities has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the industry over the last five years. Team's Complementarities even though has strong showing on digital transformation primary two stages, it has struggled to capitalize the power of digital transformation in marketing efforts and new venture efforts.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Nancy Dean Beaulieu, Aaron M.G. Zimmerman suggests that, Team's Complementarities 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.
No frontier risks strategy
– After analyzing the HBR case study New England Patriots: Making the Team, 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.
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the segment, Team's Complementarities 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.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 Team's Complementarities has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Opportunities New England Patriots: Making the Team | 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team are -
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Team's Complementarities in the consumer business. Now Team's Complementarities can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Team's Complementarities can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Team's Complementarities operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Organizational Development sector.
Manufacturing automation
– Team's Complementarities can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Organizational Development segment. It can use CAD and 3D printing to build a quick prototype and pilot testing products. It can leverage automation using machine learning and artificial intelligence to do faster production at lowers costs, and it can leverage the growth in satellite and tracking technologies to improve inventory management, transportation, and shipping.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Team's Complementarities has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Team's Complementarities to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the New England Patriots: Making the Team case study. Team's Complementarities can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Team's Complementarities can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Team's Complementarities 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.
Identify volunteer opportunities
– Covid-19 has impacted working population in two ways – it has led to people soul searching about their professional choices, resulting in mass resignation. Secondly it has encouraged people to do things that they are passionate about. This has opened opportunities for businesses to build volunteer oriented socially driven projects. Team's Complementarities can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Team's Complementarities can leverage digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the production process, customer analytics to get better insights into consumer behavior, realtime digital dashboards to get better sales tracking, logistics and transportation, product tracking, etc.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Team's Complementarities to increase its market reach. Team's Complementarities 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.
Buying journey improvements
– Team's Complementarities can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. New England Patriots: Making the Team suggest that firm can provide automated chats to help consumers solve their own problems, provide online suggestions to get maximum out of the products and services, and help consumers to build a community where they can interact with each other to develop new features and uses.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Team's Complementarities 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Team's Complementarities 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. Team's Complementarities 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. Team's Complementarities 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.
Reconfiguring business model
– The expansion of digital payment system, the bringing down of international transactions costs using Bitcoin and other blockchain based currencies, etc can help Team's Complementarities to reconfigure its entire business model. For example it can used blockchain based technologies to reduce piracy of its products in the big markets such as China. Secondly it can use the popularity of e-commerce in various developing markets to build a Direct to Customer business model rather than the current Channel Heavy distribution network.
Threats New England Patriots: Making the Team External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study New England Patriots: Making the Team are -
Increasing wage structure of Team's Complementarities
– Post Covid-19 there is a sharp increase in the wages especially in the jobs that require interaction with people. The increasing wages can put downward pressure on the margins of Team's Complementarities.
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Team's Complementarities has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Organizational Development industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Team's Complementarities 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 Team's Complementarities in the Organizational Development sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
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. Team's Complementarities can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study New England Patriots: Making the Team, Team's Complementarities 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 .
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Team's Complementarities 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.
Consumer confidence and its impact on Team's Complementarities demand
– There is a high probability of declining consumer confidence, given – high inflammation rate, rise of gig economy, lower job stability, increasing cost of living, higher interest rates, and aging demography. All the factors contribute to people saving higher rate of their income, resulting in lower consumer demand in the industry and other sectors.
Environmental challenges
– Team's Complementarities 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. Team's Complementarities can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Organizational Development industry.
Aging population
– As the populations of most advanced economies are aging, it will lead to high social security costs, higher savings among population, and lower demand for goods and services in the economy. The household savings in US, France, UK, Germany, and Japan are growing faster than predicted because of uncertainty caused by pandemic.
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 Team's Complementarities.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Team's Complementarities 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.
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. Team's Complementarities needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Organizational Development industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Team's Complementarities 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team .
Weighted SWOT Analysis of New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 New England Patriots: Making the Team 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 Team's Complementarities needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.