Five forces industry analysis
OfficialOfficial · updated Nov 4, 2026 · v1.0.0
Runs Porter's five forces on a defined industry: rates each force with evidence, names the forces that set its profit level, and ends with where to compete and what to change.
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When to use it
- Before entering a market or choosing a segment
- Margins in an industry are low and you want to know why
- A big customer, supplier, substitute, or entrant is changing the business
What you give it
- The industry: products, customers, and area
- Facts on rivals, buyers, suppliers, substitutes, and entry
- Profitability evidence if any
- The decision the analysis serves
What you get
A five forces table with drivers, evidence, and ratings, the controlling forces and profit structure, changes to watch, and moves tied to forces with an answer to the decision.
Changelog
- v1.0.0 · Nov 4, 2026 · First release.
Sources
- The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy - Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business Review, January 2008 (2026-11-04)
- The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, HBR reprint R0801E - Harvard Business Review Store (2026-11-04)
- The Five Forces - Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School (2026-11-04)
- Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors (Free Press, 1980) - Harvard Business School (2026-11-04)
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