Sometimes the biggest challenge in strategy formulation or strategic planning is getting the information necessary. Here are some sources to consider.
- Analyst reports
- Annual reports
- Benchmarking
- Company data/interviews
- Competitor analysis
- Cost accounting data
- Cost and margin drivers analysis
- Customer surveys
- Expert interviews
- Evaluation of product/market segments
- Industry analysis
- Players analysis
- Press clippings
- Product/market segmentation
- Ratio analysis
- SEC filings
- Segmentation analysis
- Size and growth of the market
- Strategic era analysis
- Strategic group analysis
- Strategic planning framework
- Substitution analysis
- Supply and demand economics
- Supply chain analysis
- Trade journals
- Trends analysis
- Value chain analysis