Strategy frameworks & analysis · Core

PESTLE analysis

Also called: PESTEL, PEST analysis

ELI5

A checklist for important outside forces affecting a market.

Used in conversation

“The PESTLE analysis should focus on changes that alter the decision.”

Definition

A framework examining political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces.

Here “PESTLE analysis” means: A framework examining political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces.

Pitch context

You will see “PESTLE analysis” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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