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Artifact: Competitive Analysis

This artifact captures findings about the organization's main competitors, their current and future strategies, and ways to influence the outcome of competitors' strategies.

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Stakeholder
Business Process Analyst
Software Architect
Competitive Analysis
Business Strategist
Industry Analysis Usability Benchmarks Situational Assessment
Identity & Analyze Opportunities Validate Opportunities
  Opportunity Analysis

Purpose

The Competitive Analysis has three major purposes:

  • Forecast competitors' future offline and online strategies
  • Predict competitors' reactions to this organization's strategic initiatives
  • Determine how competitors' behavior can be influenced in order to make it more favorable

Audience

The Role: Business Strategist uses the Competitive Analysis to find business opportunities. Other roles, including the Role: Acquisition Marketing Strategist, use this information to better understand the competitive environment.