NOISE Analysis Template

What is NOISE Analysis for?

NOISE Analysis is typically used for business and organizational strategy. Because NOISE Analysis looks at how the past can inform the future of a business, we particularly like it for established enterprises, as well as nimble small businesses with teams or partners that have experience working together on projects. It encourages the inclusion of team members’ perspectives and involves them in the strategy phase. 

By itself, NOISE Analysis is not going to help develop an entire strategic roadmap but it is complimentary to other business frameworks and analysis tools. For example, because NOISE Analysis is all about staying with the present, complementing it with the Current State Customer Journey Map can inform filling up Improvements and Opportunities sections. It may also inform many departments and their strategic processes, such as the NOISE Analysis for operations, Content Strategy for marketing teams, and Product Roadmap for designers and product managers.

Comparing NOISE Analysis to SWOT Analysis

NOISE Analysis is a strategic planning framework and can be used alongside or as an alternative to the SWOT Analysis. NOISE Analysis shares some elements with SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) but takes a more solution-focused approach. While SWOT takes the “let’s get down to business” approach seeing the market as a battleground ripe for opportunities for the winner, NOISE sets up a more positive tone from the get-go about the current state of the business, and by nature, it is more collaborative than a top-down approach. 

How to use Xtensio’s NOISE Analysis Template?

• Outline business, marketing, or project-based goals you are looking to reach. 

• What does the business look like in X number of years?

• What are the desired results of a campaign or project look like?

• Click on Xtensio’s NOISE Analysis Template which is populated with instructional text to guide you through each section. Simply click and begin to edit each part of the NOISE Analysis: 

• Needs

• Opportunities

• Improvements

• Strengths

• Exceptions

• Work on this analysis with colleagues. Let internal stakeholders contribute with their perspective, relevant to their skillset and responsibilities. Use this analysis as an opportunity to create an accountability baseline. Let team members vote on the top priorities for each part of NOISE and finalize your analysis.

XTENSIO TIP: You can collaborate and co-edit this document. Once completed you can share it live as a link, export it as a PDF or PNG, or present it on zoom or in person to discuss it. 

• Go from analysis to action with a plan. What are some short-term and measurable tasks that team members can start working on right away? 

XTENSIO TIP:  Click the three dots and copy this work to other strategic planning documents, such as marketing plans, pair it with the business model canvas, and so on. 

Now your turn, click and start using the NOISE Analysis Template on Xtensio’s editor.

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