What’s a SWOT analysis? SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a simple way for people to realize an idea or an instance in physical, tangible forms that they can understand and do something about.
Here is a brief example of what a SWOT analysis for Vijana FM might look like:
Strengths:
- Customized for a new and upcoming technology in Tanzania
- Run by the very constituents it targets its products for
Weaknesses:
- The platform is based on a relatively non-accessible medium (the Internet) for Tanzania
- It has yet to develop a consistent revenue stream
Opportunities:
- Global youth are interested in using the Internet to learn
- People voluntarily contribute out of their own time to the platform
Threats:
- Other blogs, especially in the Tanzanian blogosphere
- Media houses that see blogs as insignificant and unnecessary
Of course, this SWOT has more to it, and in turn, changes over time relative to what comes Vijana FM’s way, as well as what Vijana FM’s activities are.
Similarly, we have strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in our own lives. Here, I would like to specifically refer to youth. We need to critically address what we have going for us (our strengths and our opportunities) and what is working against us (our weaknesses and our threats).
Do you think we are making full use of our strengths and opportunities? More importantly, do you think we are using our strengths and opportunities to eliminate our weaknesses and threats?
SWOTing our lives
What’s a SWOT analysis? SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a simple way for people to realize an idea or an instance in physical, tangible forms that they can understand and do something about.
Here is a brief example of what a SWOT analysis for Vijana FM might look like:
Strengths:
Customized for a new and upcoming technology in Tanzania
Run by the very constituents it targets its products for
Weaknesses:
The platform is based on a relatively non-accessible medium (the Internet) for Tanzania
It has yet to develop a consistent revenue stream
Opportunities:
Global youth are interested in using the Internet to learn
People voluntarily contribute out of their own time to the platform
Threats:
Other blogs, especially in the Tanzanian blogosphere
Media houses that see blogs as insignificant and unnecessary
Of course, this SWOT has more to it, and in turn, changes over time relative to what comes Vijana FM’s way, as well as what Vijana FM’s activities are.
Similarly, we have strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in our own lives. Here, I would like to specifically refer to youth. We need to critically address what we have going for us (our strengths and our opportunities) and what is working against us (our weaknesses and our threats).
Do you think we are making full use of our strengths and opportunities? More importantly, do you think we are using our strengths and opportunities to eliminate our weaknesses and threats?
Most of us do not make use of SWOT Analysis,we normally do things blindly without considering our Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities or Threats,thats why we end up being failures in our lives.