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Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) template

To complete your SWOT analysis with your team, consider the generic statements in each category below and delete, alter, or add your own information to make the matrix specific to your project. Use the completed matrix to determine a) the viability of the project, b) the changes you could make to the project scope to take advantage of strengths and opportunities and minimize weaknesses and threats, and c) next steps to address weaknesses and threats you can’t address in the scoping process.

Project title and goal: [Insert text here]

Strengths (internal conditions)

Skill sets needed are available in house or through partners.

We have existing partnerships related to the project focus.

We have access to resources for this project (existing or upcoming funding opportunity).

This is the next phase of an existing project.

Weaknesses (internal conditions)

Skills needed are not currently available. We do not have existing partnerships related

to… There are no existing or potential resources at

this time. This idea doesn’t meet a reserve management

goal. This is a new project and start will be a lot of

work.

Opportunities (external conditions)

There is a community support for this project or topic.

The community understands the issue. There is state or federal support for this topic. Other reserves are willing to partner on this

issue. Environmental conditions are appropriate for

this project.

Threats (external conditions)

There isn’t community interest or understanding of this issue.

There isn’t state or federal support for this topic.

Other reserves aren’t working on this issue. Environmental conditions aren’t appropriate

for this project. State or federal permitting is prohibitive for this

project.