Categories: Strategy

Steps in Developing EFE Matrix (External Factors Evaluation Matrix)

External factors Evaluation matrix (EFE) is used to audit the external factors of any company. In EFE matrix the external factors are divided into opportunities and threats. A company can capitalize on opportunities and avoid or reduced threats.

Following are the steps to develop EFE matrix.

1. List down the external factors.

2. Categorize factors in opportunities and threats.

3. Assign weight to each factor based on its importance, ranging from 0 (not important) to 1.0 (most important). The sum of weight of factors must be equal to 1.

4. Assign a rating ranging from 1 to 4 to each external factor. The rating of each factor shows how promptly firm strategies responding to each opportunity or threat(1 = response is poor, 4 = response is extremely good).

5. Multiply each factor weight by its rating to get weighted score.

6. Sum the weighted score.

kasi

Recent Posts

Porter’s Five Forces of Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation also known as MS is one of the biggest multinational technology-based company in…

2 years ago

Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis of Fast Food Industry

The article is based upon in-depth analysis of Fast Food Industry of Australian Region with…

2 years ago

Apple Inc. – Porter’s Five(5) Forces Analysis

The paper presents detailed overview about the Apple Inc. analysis on the parameters set by…

2 years ago

Marketing Plan – Thomson Holiday Group

The purpose of this research paper is to develop a marketing plan for the Thomson…

2 years ago

Case Study – Jerk Stars Ltd- Sales and Marketing Human Resources Dilemma

1. As applicable to other department managers, a human resources manager invigilates the departments and…

2 years ago

KFC Jamaica – Operation and Services Flow

The purpose of the present article is to formulate a work allocation flow chart of…

2 years ago