Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II (PORD11) SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / MBA Resources
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Introduction to SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II (Brazil)
Based on various researches at Oak Spring University , Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is operating in a macro-environment that has been destablized by – increasing energy prices, increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, there is backlash against globalization, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs, wage bills are increasing, increasing transportation and logistics costs, there is increasing trade war between United States & China,
challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, digital marketing is dominated by two big players Facebook and Google, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University, we believe that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
2. Improving business portfolio management of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Brazil
4. Making a NA sector specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
Strengths of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II are -
Sustainable margins compare to other players in NA industry
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the NA industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II in the NA sector have low bargaining power. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Ability to lead change in NA
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is one of the leading players in the NA industry in Brazil. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in the NA industry in Brazil but also across the existing markets. The ability to lead change has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Strong track record of project management in the NA industry
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Analytics focus
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 NA industry. The technology infrastructure of Brazil is also helping it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.
Innovation driven organization
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is one of the most innovative firm in NA sector.
Diverse revenue streams
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is present in almost all the verticals within the NA industry. This has provided Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II a diverse revenue stream that has helped it to survive disruptions such as global pandemic in Covid-19, financial disruption of 2008, and supply chain disruption of 2021.
Learning organization
- Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Successful track record of launching new products
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Organizational Resilience of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
High brand equity
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Weaknesses of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II are -
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the NA industry, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is one of the leading players in the NA industry, it takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the NA industry in last five years.
High bargaining power of channel partners in NA industry
– because of the regulatory requirements in Brazil, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 NA industry.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has some of the most successful models in the NA industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Skills based hiring in NA industry
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
High cash cycle compare to competitors
Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the NA industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.
No frontier risks strategy
– From the 10K / annual statement of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II, it seems that company is thinking out the frontier risks that can impact NA industry. 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.
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the NA industry over the last five years. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Aligning sales with marketing
– From the outside it seems that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the NA industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is planning to shift buying processes online.
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is just above the NA industry average. It 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.
High dependence on Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II ‘s star products
– The top 2 products and services of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in NA industry has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II Opportunities | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II are -
Finding new ways to collaborate
– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in NA industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in NA sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions in NA industry
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II in the NA industry. Now Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 NA industry.
Developing new processes and practices
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can develop new processes and procedures in NA 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.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in NA industry. This can help Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to build a more holistic ecosystem for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II products in the NA industry by providing – data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to expand its talent hiring zone. According to McKinsey Global Institute, 20% of the high end workforce in fields such as finance, information technology, can continously work from remote local post Covid-19. This presents a really great opportunity for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
Buying journey improvements
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can improve the customer journey of consumers in the NA industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. It 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.
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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Loyalty marketing
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II are -
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.
Environmental challenges
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the NA industry.
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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II needs to understand the core reasons impacting the NA industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Consumer confidence and its impact on Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 NA industry and other sectors.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 NA industry.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in NA industry will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Increasing wage structure of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II
– 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II is facing in NA sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
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.
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. Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II prominent markets.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers at Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II 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 Polo FII Recebiveis Imobiliarios II needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
