Threats is the fourth step of a SWOT analysis.
Threats is used to analyse future risk, associated both
with taking or not taking particular actions.
Threats refers to
future plans, rather than to where you are currently.
Each of
the four areas of a SWOT analysis (including Threats)
can be applied to a wide variety of aspects of
an organisation, including financial, personnel, technology, and products.
Other topics in our resources on Risk Management and Decision Making related to Threats include: