Industry Dashboard Content Format

Michael E. Porter's Five Forces industry analysis framework is the most widely studied business planning framework in the world, yet relatively few companies have implemented the methodology correctly because of the absence of an industry vendor that provided industry information at the correct level to perform a Michael E. Porter style industry analysis - until now.

We provide industry information on over 10,000 industries; and for each industry, we use a common format, similar to the one below:

Strategically Relevant Industry DashboardTM

Industry Name & Overview

Industry Five Forces Ratings

Industry Product Segments

Industry Competitors by Brand

Industry Customer Segments

Industry Competitors by Immediate Parent

Industry Channel Segments

Industry Competitors by Top Corporate Parent

Industry End Users

Industry Projected Revenues & Growth Rates

Industry Complementary Products & Services

Industry Revenues by Major Geographic Region

Industry Substitute Products & Services

Industry Buyer Decision Makers

Industry Trends

Industry Buyer Purchase Criteria

Economic & Business Trends Which Impact This Industry

Industry Channel Purchase Criteria

Technology Trends Which Impact This Industry

Industry Success Factors

Geopolitical & Demographic Trends Which Impact This Industry

Industry Vendor Types

Additional Industry Information

Industry Social Responsibility Linkages

Future Uncertainties Facing This Industry

x-References to Government Industry Codes

All industry information, including trends, is tied to the specific industry, and most significantly, industries are defined at the correct level to perform a Michael E. Porter five forces industry analysis.

Sample
Industry & Industry Sector Names

Is This An Industry?

# SRIs

Banking & Financial Markets & Financial Services

No, this is an industry sector

433

Corporate Banking

No, this is an industry sub-sector

175

Corporate Banking Transaction Services

No, this is an industry group

51

Wholesale Funds Transfer Services

Yes, this is an in industry!

1

Significantly, industries and their respective industry information are not tied to a fixed hierarchical structure, and the entire list of industries can be queried. Global Industry Dashboard users can create Industry Groups, selecting and combining any of the more than 10,000 industries.