Assessment of Corporate portfolio Course Instructor Dr. Mohit Jamwal
Learning Outcomes To analyze the product portfolio of various firms with the help of available product management tools namely BCG matrix and GE matrix
Managing Products
Key Product Management Decisions
Product Management Levels The product category The product line The technology platform The product itself
Product Management Tools Product Portfolio Management Tools BCG Matrix GE Matrix Product Life Cycle
The BCG Matrix Growth share matrix is a portfolio planning method that evaluates a company’s products in terms of their market growth rate and relative share. Developed by Bruce Henderson of BCG Group in 1970’s Products are classified as: Stars, Cash Cows, Question marks and Dogs Marketing efforts, or investments, will change, depending on the product’s classification
The BCG Matrix
The BCG Matrix Stars are high-growth, high-share businesses or products requiring heavy investment to finance rapid growth. They will eventually turn into cash cows. Cash cows are low-growth, high-share businesses or products that are established; require less investment to maintain market share in a stable market. Question marks are low-share business units in high-growth markets requiring a lot of cash to hold their share. Dogs are low-growth, low-share businesses and products that may generate enough cash to maintain themselves but do not promise to be large sources of cash. Not worth much investment.
General Electric Matrix Developed by Mckinsey GE-McKinsey nine-box matrix is a strategy tool that offers a systematic approach for the multi business corporation to prioritize its investments among its business units. GE-McKinsey is a framework that evaluates business portfolio, provides further strategic implications and helps to prioritize the investment needed for each business unit (BU).
Understanding the tool
Industry Attractiveness Some factors for making the industry attractive are listed below: Long run growth rate Industry size Industry profitability: entry barriers, exit barriers, supplier power, buyer power, threat of substitutes and available complements (use Porter’s Five Forces analysis to determine this) Industry structure (use Structure-Conduct-Performance framework to determine this) Product life cycle changes Changes in demand Trend of prices Macro environment factors (use PEST or PESTEL for this) Seasonality Availability of labor Market segmentation
Competitive strength of a business unit or a product The following factors determine the competitive strength of a business unit: Total market share Market share growth compared to rivals Brand strength (use brand value for this) Profitability of the company Customer loyalty VRIO resources or capabilities (use VRIO framework to determine this) Your business unit strength in meeting industry’s critical success factors (use Competitive Profile Matrix to determine this) Strength of a value chain (use Value Chain Analysis and Benchmarking to determine this) Level of product differentiation Production flexibility