SWOT Analysis
In addition to what Sh Divekar has mentioned, I would say that SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is like knowing what it is, where it is, what it is lacking, why it is lacking, and where and how it should go. Basically, to know about the existing health of an organization means understanding the degree of unintended deviation from the targeted matrix that the organization has experienced. It involves knowledge of a particular area, time, information, data, resources, support, will, and acceptance. I used to follow a practice of asking the employees leaving the organization (after the final HOTO) to conduct this analysis. Experience shows that many organizations approve of this exercise initially, but then the effort often gets stalled due to a lack of support, fear of disclosing shortcomings/failures, or simply unwillingness to implement the recommendations. Many times, SWOT analyses conducted in a professional manner end up remaining in files due to fear, resistance to change, or sheer unwillingness. Conducting SWOT analysis must be done by professionals with total commitment to its implementation.