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# Run SWOT in StratEngine

> Run a SWOT analysis on your company in StratEngine: what it covers, which inputs help, and what the result includes. Available on every plan.

A SWOT run in StratEngine answers a simple question for the company you describe: what it does well, where it's exposed, and what outside forces could help or hurt it. SWOT is a **Foundational** framework, so it's included on the Free plan and every plan above it.

<Note>
  SWOT is available on Free, Essential and Professional plans, and on pay-as-you-go. See [Strategy plans](/docs/strategy/billing/plans).
</Note>

## When to use it

* You need a first, balanced read on a company before you go deeper with a more specific framework.
* You're preparing for a planning session and want internal and external factors on one page.
* You're sizing up a competitor, acquisition target or client and want a quick structured view.
* You want a starting point for a strategy brief that you can edit and build on.

## What you get

The **Components** tab opens with an **Executive Summary**, then four sections under **Framework Details**:

* **Strengths**
* **Weaknesses**
* **Opportunities**
* **Threats**

A **Sources** list shows what the analysis cited. Standard and Deep runs also fill the **Momentum** tab (trends affecting the company), which means Essential and higher plans, or pay-as-you-go at Standard or Deep. Deep runs add the **Assumptions** tab (what the analysis depends on, by risk), which means Professional, or pay-as-you-go at Deep. See [Work with framework results](/docs/strategy/framework-results) and [Analysis depth](/docs/strategy/analysis-depth).

## Run it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Generate Framework">
    In the side menu, under **Quick Frameworks**, click **Generate Framework**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select SWOT">
    Under **Positioning & Strategic Analysis**, find **SWOT** and click **Select**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe the business">
    Fill in the **Business Context** fields. See [Generate a framework](/docs/strategy/generate-framework) for what each field means.

    Under **Framework Inputs (Optional)**, SWOT asks for:

    * **Strategic Goals**: your main objectives for the next one to three years.
    * **Current Challenges**: the biggest problems the business faces right now.

    Click **Continue**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate">
    On pay-as-you-go, pick a depth under **Analysis depth**. On a subscription plan, the run uses the deepest depth your plan includes. Click **Generate Framework**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

* [Run 3C's in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/3cs)
* [Run PESTLE Analysis in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/pestle)
* [Framework library](/docs/strategy/frameworks/index)
* [10 steps to generate a SWOT analysis with AI](https://stratengineai.com/blog/steps-generate-swot-analysis-ai) (blog)


## Related topics

- [Run VRIO in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/vrio.md)
- [Run PESTLE Analysis in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/pestle.md)
- [Run 3C's in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/3cs.md)
- [Run Business Model Canvas in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/business-model-canvas.md)
- [Run SIPOC in StratEngine](/docs/strategy/frameworks/sipoc.md)


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