SBL Application

PESTEL

When analysing the external macro environment

SWOT

When assessing the organisation strategic position, combining internal and external factors

Porter’s five forces

When analysing the industry and market

Porter’s diamond

When analysing why a country or location provides competition advantage

Ansoff matrix

When considering growth strategies involving new products/markets

SAF Framework

When evaluating whether a strategic option is suitable, acceptable and feasible

BCG Matrix

When analysing position of product of business unit in the market

Marketing mix

When analysing or recommending a marketing strategy

Market segmentation

When customers have different characteristics and the organisation needs to target specific groups

VRIO

When deciding whether resources provide a sustainable competitive advantage

Porter’s value chain

When analysing how the business processes do or do not create value and how they can be for competitive advantage

McKinsey 7S

Whether different parts of the organisation are aligned

Mintzberg’s 5 components

You need to understand the different parts of an organisation

Mintzberg’s 5 structures

You need to asses the organisation’s overall structural type

Baldridge model

You need a broad assessment of organisational performance/excellence

Ansoff matrix

Analysing growth strategies

Carroll’s CSR Concentric Circles

Question is about corporate social responsibility

JS&W 3-Part Model

Question is about sustainable long term direction of company

TCFD Framework for scenario analysis

Question involves climate change and climate-related financial risks

TARA

How to respond to a risk

4 lines of defence

Question is about risk management, controls and assurance

5 layer IT infrastructure model

Question involves IT infrastructure, cyber risk or IT controls

Lewin’s 3 stages

How to implement change

Balogun & Hope Hailey - Context for Change

Assessing the nature/context of the change

Balogun & Hope Hailey - 4 Quadrants

To decide what type of change approach is appropriate

4-View model of processes

Question about business processes or process improvement