Compare candidate strategies with QSPM
From: PepsiCo Strategic Planning: SPACE, Grand Strategy, and QSP Matrices
The QSPM carries weighted internal and external factors from Part I into a structured comparison of candidate strategies such as Cost Leadership and Differentiation. Strategies should be derived from earlier BCG, IE, SPACE, GRAND, and SWOT analysis.
Scoring logic
- Carry each factor and its weight into the QSPM.
- Assign an attractiveness score for each strategy when the factor affects the choice.
- Do not give both strategies the same nonzero score for one factor; use 0 for both when the factor does not affect the choice.
- Multiply weights by attractiveness scores and sum the results as Total Attractiveness Scores (TAS).
Compare TAS with the supporting evidence and assumptions; the highest score is a decision aid, not an automatic decision.