Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, and Risks (SCOR©): A Strategic Tool for Business, Personal and Case Analyses

Although developed as a business management tool, SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis can be used in any situation requiring strategic planning to reach an objective. Adapting SWOT for personal, case, and evaluee issues, SCOR© (Strengths, Challenges, Opportunities, Risks) is introduced as a method which can be utilized to visually synthesize information as a strategic step in case conceptualization for earnings capacity analysis. Specific questions for consideration are provided as well as a schematic for use in report writing