When preparing for the future, companies engage in strategic planning. This process looks at factors both inside and outside the company, and frequently employs a SWOT analysis, or similar framework, to organize the information generated. Strategic planning that examines external factors is called environmental scanning.
PEST analysis example with storyboards- business and strategic analysis
Storyboard Text
Slide: 1
Political
• Domestic widget licensing bill to be voted on• Privatization of Swedish widget industry imminent
Slide: 2
Economic
• Widget raw materials prices projected to rise over the next 5 years• Local unemployment very low (may increase turnover)• Inflation rate is falling again
Slide: 3
Social/Cultural
Sold
• New immigrants more likely to need widgets• Widgets continue to be viewed as traditional• Sustainable widget production more important to consumers• Retiring boomers (less likely to replace widgets)
Slide: 4
Technological
Widgeter Mk. IV
• Mk. IV widgeter currently cuts raw materials by up to 2%• Little RD funding for widget innovation• Little room for further automation of widget manufacturing