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Porter Five Forces by revfactory — Agent Skill

Name: Porter Five Forces
Author: revfactory

Porter Five Forces

Methodology for systematically performing Porter's 5 Forces analysis. Use this skill for 'Porter analysis', '5 Forces', 'industry competition analysis', 'entry barrier analysis', 'industry attractiveness', and other industry structure analysis tasks. Note: in-depth financial statement analysis and M&A advisory are outside the scope of this skill.

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Porter Five Forces — Industry Structure Analysis Methodology

A skill that enhances industry structure analysis for the industry-analyst and competitor-analyst.

Target Agents

industry-analyst — Analyzes industry competitive dynamics
competitor-analyst — Evaluates competitive positioning within industry structure

The Five Forces Framework

1. Threat of New Entrants

Assessment factors:
- Capital requirements (High = low threat)
- Economies of scale (High = low threat)
- Brand loyalty / switching costs
- Access to distribution channels
- Government regulations / licenses
- Proprietary technology / patents
- Network effects

Rating: Low / Medium / High threat

2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers

Assessment factors:
- Number of suppliers (Few = high power)
- Switching costs to alternative suppliers
- Availability of substitutes
- Supplier concentration vs. industry
- Importance of volume to supplier
- Forward integration threat

Rating: Low / Medium / High power

3. Bargaining Power of Buyers

Assessment factors:
- Number of buyers (Few = high power)
- Buyer volume relative to total sales
- Switching costs for buyers
- Buyer price sensitivity
- Product differentiation
- Backward integration threat
- Access to market information

Rating: Low / Medium / High power

4. Threat of Substitute Products

Assessment factors:
- Availability of close substitutes
- Price-performance ratio of substitutes
- Buyer switching costs
- Buyer propensity to substitute
- Cross-industry substitutes

Rating: Low / Medium / High threat

5. Rivalry Among Existing Competitors

Assessment factors:
- Number and size of competitors
- Industry growth rate
- Product differentiation
- Exit barriers
- Fixed costs / value added
- Capacity utilization
- Competitive information availability

Rating: Low / Medium / High rivalry

Analysis Output Template

## Porter's Five Forces Analysis: [Industry]

### Summary
| Force | Rating | Key Factors |
|-------|--------|-------------|
| New Entrants | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |
| Supplier Power | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |
| Buyer Power | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |
| Substitutes | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |
| Rivalry | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |

### Overall Industry Attractiveness
[Assessment based on combined forces]

### Strategic Implications
1. [Implication + recommended action]
2. [Implication + recommended action]
3. [Implication + recommended action]

Scoring Guide

Each force: 1 (Low) to 5 (High)
Industry Attractiveness Score = 25 - Sum of forces
  20-25: Very attractive
  15-19: Attractive
  10-14: Moderate
  5-9: Unattractive

---name: porter-five-forcesdescription: Methodology for systematically performing Porter's 5 Forces analysis. Use this skill for 'Porter analysis', '5 Forces', 'industry competition analysis', 'entry barrier analysis', 'industry attractiveness', and other industry structure analysis tasks. Note: in-depth financial statement analysis and M&A advisory are outside the scope of this skill.---# Porter Five Forces — Industry Structure Analysis MethodologyA skill that enhances industry structure analysis for the industry-analyst and competitor-analyst.## Target Agents- **industry-analyst** — Analyzes industry competitive dynamics- **competitor-analyst** — Evaluates competitive positioning within industry structure## The Five Forces Framework### 1. Threat of New Entrants```Assessment factors:- Capital requirements (High = low threat)- Economies of scale (High = low threat)- Brand loyalty / switching costs- Access to distribution channels- Government regulations / licenses- Proprietary technology / patents- Network effectsRating: Low / Medium / High threat```### 2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers```Assessment factors:- Number of suppliers (Few = high power)- Switching costs to alternative suppliers- Availability of substitutes- Supplier concentration vs. industry- Importance of volume to supplier- Forward integration threatRating: Low / Medium / High power```### 3. Bargaining Power of Buyers```Assessment factors:- Number of buyers (Few = high power)- Buyer volume relative to total sales- Switching costs for buyers- Buyer price sensitivity- Product differentiation- Backward integration threat- Access to market informationRating: Low / Medium / High power```### 4. Threat of Substitute Products```Assessment factors:- Availability of close substitutes- Price-performance ratio of substitutes- Buyer switching costs- Buyer propensity to substitute- Cross-industry substitutesRating: Low / Medium / High threat```### 5. Rivalry Among Existing Competitors```Assessment factors:- Number and size of competitors- Industry growth rate- Product differentiation- Exit barriers- Fixed costs / value added- Capacity utilization- Competitive information availabilityRating: Low / Medium / High rivalry```## Analysis Output Template```markdown## Porter's Five Forces Analysis: [Industry]### Summary| Force | Rating | Key Factors ||-------|--------|-------------|| New Entrants | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] || Supplier Power | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] || Buyer Power | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] || Substitutes | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] || Rivalry | Low/Med/High | [Top 2-3 factors] |### Overall Industry Attractiveness[Assessment based on combined forces]### Strategic Implications1. [Implication + recommended action]2. [Implication + recommended action]3. [Implication + recommended action]```## Scoring Guide```Each force: 1 (Low) to 5 (High)Industry Attractiveness Score = 25 - Sum of forces 20-25: Very attractive 15-19: Attractive 10-14: Moderate 5-9: Unattractive```

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