An example of a SWOT analysis.

1. SWOT to a higher level
Christian van Rij

2. What is a SWOT analysis about?
Strengths Weaknesses
SWOT
Opportunities Threats

3. As example
The SWOT analysis of Wasso Hospital
A remote hospital in northern Tanzania

4. Our Strengths
• Trust of our community
• Good level of medical care
• Affordable Services
• Ethical work with compassion

5. Our Weaknesses
• Remotely situated with high running cost
• Lack of equipment / medicines
• Shortage of good staff / High staff turnover
• Knowledge / experience levels
• Administrative transparency, reports & budgets

6. Our Opportunities
• Developing protocols:
– Medical and administratively
– Straight forward, well thought, routinely checked
and clearly reported
• Developing incentives/approaches to retain staff
• Improving income by:
– Improving our efficiency
– Increasing our patient income
– Becoming more donor attractive

7. Our Threats
• Protocols made, but possibly:
– Not transparent, not adapted or too complicated
– Will neglected without follow up
• Administrative overwhelms medical issues
• Poorly predictable funds & supplies
• Financial and Human resource shortages

8. Way forward
• More Project based working
– Administratively and Medical
– Developing output monitors
• More Follow up:
– Checking and Reporting while Adjusting
– Creating more Accountability & Efficiency
• Routine communication with all stakeholders
• More scheduling by the task assigned persons

9. Time plan for specific goals
• Define specific goals for the way forward
• Define who has which responsibilities
• Define the timespan to reach these goals
• Then evaluate the result and move forward