SWOT Analysis on an Emerging Technology
Scanning activities and emerging technologies go hand-in-hand. One method of performing a scanning activity is through a SWOT analysis. In a SWOT
analysis, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to an organization (as a whole) are examined. However, a SWOT analysis can also be used as
a scanning activity: to identify an emerging technology and perform an examination of that technology’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
For this week’s discussion, identify an emerging technology either being implemented at another organization or currently under research and development
for potential adoption at your organization of your choice. The organization can be non-profit, medical, defense-related, educational, public or private, etc.
Organize your response per 1) strengths, 2) weaknesses, 3) opportunities, and 4) threats of the emerging technology.
