Development of Metrics for the Functional-level Strategic Program Designing of Interventions for Marginalized Communities and Vulnerable Groups

Authors

  • Hazel B. Alfon

Keywords:

SWOT, PESTLE, development intervention, descriptive metrics, numerical metrics

Abstract

The aim of the research is to develop metrics around the use of SWOT and PESTLE Analysis tools which can be used by social development practitioners in designing business model-based interventions for marginalized communities and vulnerable groups. The metrics can aide community-based enterprise practitioners to easily determine whether it is practical and cost-effective to pursue a certain intervention.SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a strategic planning tool which organizations widely used to identify its internal strengths and weaknesses in capturing a particular growth opportunity and/or eradicating or mitigating a threat to its sustainability. The SWOT analysis is being used extensively as it is good planning tools that can help an organization realize what it can and cannot do when faced with an opportunity or a threat. PESTLE, on the other hand, stands for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal,and Environmental. It is an analytical tool that thoroughly identifies the external factors which can influence the sustainability of a business or an intervention. Based on the first-hand experience of the researcher, the application of SWOT and PESTLE Analysis tools can provide a good picture whether a social development intervention is worth pursuing. However, there should be descriptive and numerical metrics or indices which can be a basis for decision-making. The metrics or indices will reflect the time, cost,and danger of implementation.

Published

2018-04-18