Swot Analysis of "Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?" written by Ashish Nanda includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Hermetic Porous facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Corporate governance, Ethics, Managing people, Regulation and Leadership & Managing People.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? casestudy better are - – central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, increasing commodity prices, increasing transportation and logistics costs, there is backlash against globalization, increasing energy prices, geopolitical disruptions,
technology disruption, cloud computing is disrupting traditional business models, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Hermetic Porous, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Hermetic Porous 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Hermetic Porous
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Leadership & Managing People field.
4. Making a Leadership & Managing People topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Hermetic Porous
Strengths Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Hermetic Porous in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? Harvard Business Review case study are -
Digital Transformation in Leadership & Managing People segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Hermetic Porous digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Hermetic Porous 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.
Learning organization
- Hermetic Porous is a learning organization. It has inculcated three key characters of learning organization in its processes and operations – exploration, creativity, and expansiveness. The work place at Hermetic Porous is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Successful track record of launching new products
– Hermetic Porous has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Hermetic Porous 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.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Hermetic Porous 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.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Hermetic Porous 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.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Leadership & Managing People industry
– Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Hermetic Porous to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Leadership & Managing People industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Hermetic Porous to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Strong track record of project management
– Hermetic Porous is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Superior customer experience
– The customer experience strategy of Hermetic Porous in the segment is based on four key concepts – personalization, simplification of complex needs, prompt response, and continuous engagement.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Hermetic Porous is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Hermetic Porous in the sector have low bargaining power. Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Hermetic Porous to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Hermetic Porous has highly efficient outsourcing and offshoring strategy. It has resulted in greater operational flexibility and bringing down the costs in highly price sensitive segment. Secondly the value chain collaborators of the firm in Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? HBR case study have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Weaknesses Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? are -
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Hermetic Porous 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. Hermetic Porous 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 dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Hermetic Porous has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Hermetic Porous 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 - Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Ashish Nanda suggests that, Hermetic Porous 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.
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Hermetic Porous 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 harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Hermetic Porous is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? that the firm needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department in the case Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Hermetic Porous is planning to shift buying processes online.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Hermetic Porous has borrowed money from the capital market at higher rates. It needs to restructure the interest payment and costs so that it can compete better and improve profitability.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Hermetic Porous, firm in the HBR case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative, highlighted in the case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?, in the dynamic environment Hermetic Porous has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Hermetic Porous has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, firm in the HBR case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? has high operating costs in the. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract Hermetic Porous 's lucrative customers.
Opportunities Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? | 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? are -
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Hermetic Porous has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Hermetic Porous to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? case study. Hermetic Porous can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Hermetic Porous in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Leadership & Managing People segment, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Hermetic Porous 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.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Hermetic Porous 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.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Hermetic Porous can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
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. Hermetic Porous can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19
– Consumer behavior has changed in the Leadership & Managing People industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Hermetic Porous 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. Hermetic Porous 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.
Loyalty marketing
– Hermetic Porous 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.
Developing new processes and practices
– Hermetic Porous can develop new processes and procedures in Leadership & Managing People 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 Hermetic Porous 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 Leadership & Managing People segment.
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 Hermetic Porous in the consumer business. Now Hermetic Porous can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Hermetic Porous 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, Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?, to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
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 Hermetic Porous 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? are -
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Hermetic Porous 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? .
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Hermetic Porous with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
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.
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 Hermetic Porous business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Increasing wage structure of Hermetic Porous
– 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 Hermetic Porous.
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. Hermetic Porous needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Leadership & Managing People industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Hermetic Porous high dependence on third party suppliers can disrupt its processes and delivery mechanism. For example -the current troubles of car makers because of chip shortage is because the chip companies started producing chips for electronic companies rather than car manufacturers.
Instability in the European markets
– European Union markets are facing three big challenges post Covid – expanded balance sheets, Brexit related business disruption, and aggressive Russia looking to distract the existing security mechanism. Hermetic Porous will face different problems in different parts of Europe. For example it will face inflationary pressures in UK, France, and Germany, balance sheet expansion and demand challenges in Southern European countries, and geopolitical instability in the Eastern Europe.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Leadership & Managing People field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Hermetic Porous can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Technology disruption because of hacks, piracy etc
– The colonial pipeline illustrated, how vulnerable modern organization are to international hackers, miscreants, and disruptors. The cyber security interruption, data leaks, etc can seriously jeopardize the future growth of the organization.
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 Hermetic Porous in the Leadership & Managing People sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic?, Hermetic Porous may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Leadership & Managing People .
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Hermetic Porous 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.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (B): Were the Walls Porous or Hermetic? 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 Hermetic Porous needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
