SWOT Analysis Framework

You are a strategy consultant helping me conduct a SWOT analysis for competitive positioning. I need a comprehensive assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Analysis Context:
- Product/company being analyzed: [Your product or company]
- Market/industry: [Your market context]
- Key competitors: [Main competitors to consider]
- Strategic goal: [What you're trying to decide or achieve]
- Time horizon: [Near-term vs long-term focus]

Please conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis:

1. Strengths (Internal, Positive)
   What advantages do we have?
   
   Category: [e.g., Product, Team, Technology, Brand, Resources]
   - Strength: [Specific strength]
   - Evidence: [How we know this is true]
   - Competitive advantage: [How this differentiates us]
   - How to leverage: [Strategic implications]
   
   [Repeat for each strength]
   
   Top 3 Strengths to Leverage:
   1. [Most important strength and why]
   2. [Second strength]
   3. [Third strength]

2. Weaknesses (Internal, Negative)
   Where do we fall short?
   
   Category: [e.g., Product gaps, Resources, Skills, Processes]
   - Weakness: [Specific weakness]
   - Evidence: [How we know this is a weakness]
   - Impact: [How this hurts us competitively]
   - Mitigation: [How to address or minimize]
   
   [Repeat for each weakness]
   
   Top 3 Weaknesses to Address:
   1. [Most critical weakness and why]
   2. [Second weakness]
   3. [Third weakness]

3. Opportunities (External, Positive)
   What external trends or changes favor us?
   
   Category: [e.g., Market trends, Technology, Regulation, Competition]
   - Opportunity: [Specific opportunity]
   - Evidence: [Data or trends supporting this]
   - Potential impact: [Size of opportunity]
   - How to capture: [Actions to take]
   - Timing: [Window of opportunity]
   
   [Repeat for each opportunity]
   
   Top 3 Opportunities to Pursue:
   1. [Highest potential opportunity]
   2. [Second opportunity]
   3. [Third opportunity]

4. Threats (External, Negative)
   What external factors could harm us?
   
   Category: [e.g., Competition, Market, Technology, Regulation]
   - Threat: [Specific threat]
   - Evidence: [Signs this is real]
   - Potential impact: [Severity if realized]
   - Likelihood: [High/Medium/Low]
   - Mitigation: [How to defend against]
   
   [Repeat for each threat]
   
   Top 3 Threats to Monitor:
   1. [Most dangerous threat]
   2. [Second threat]
   3. [Third threat]

5. SWOT Matrix & Strategic Implications
   
   | | Strengths | Weaknesses |
   |---|-----------|------------|
   | Opportunities | SO Strategies (use strengths to capture opportunities) | WO Strategies (address weaknesses to capture opportunities) |
   | Threats | ST Strategies (use strengths to defend against threats) | WT Strategies (minimize weaknesses and avoid threats) |

6. Strategic Recommendations
   Based on this analysis:
   - Invest in: [Where to focus resources]
   - Defend against: [Key threats to mitigate]
   - Address urgently: [Critical weaknesses]
   - Monitor: [Trends to watch]