Emerging
Technology: SWOT Analysis
When a new
mobile or pervasive technology is being developed, how can developers know if
the technology is ready to be deployed? The Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis is one way to evaluate an emerging
technology in a competitive business environment. For example, the Apple iPhone
application called Bump allows users to exchange information simply by tapping
their phones together. Bump can not only exchange contact information, but it
can also transfer money. A quick SWOT analysis could identify the following:
the application’s strength is its efficiency and convenience; one of its
weaknesses is that there is not a clear definition of a mobile transaction; an
opportunity for the application is its adoption in retail stores; and threats
include unauthorized access to information or funds.
In this
Application, identify an emerging mobile or pervasive technology that has not
yet been addressed in this course or this week’s Discussion. Conduct a SWOT
anaylsis of the technology and determine whether the technology can be
successfully deployed.
In a 3- to
4-page written report, perform the following:
·
Identify and
summarize an emerging mobile or pervasive technology.
·
Identify
specific businesses, organizations, or individuals who may use the technology.
Explain how they would use it.
·
Create a SWOT
analysis for the technology.
·
Based on the
SWOT analysis, is the technology ready for deployment? If it is ready, what
particular strengths and opportunities make it ready? If it is not yet ready,
what weaknesses and threats stand in the way? Suggest solutions for exploiting
the strengths and opportunities and overcoming the weaknesses and threats.
Write a report
that is well-organized and contains grammatically correct, complete sentences
that are free of spelling errors. Your report should conform to APA style.
