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What is VRIO / VRIN Analysis ?

VRIO stands for – Value of the resource, Rareness of the resource, Imitation Risk, and Organizational Competence.

VRIO is a resource focused strategic analysis tool. To build a sustainable competitive advantage the resources that –casename— needs to be valuable, rare, and difficult to imitate. Secondly the –casename— needs to possess capabilities, organizational structure, and culture to optimize the available resources usage. VRIO analysis can help organizations such as S&P Global to do better resource allocation and build a defensible value and supply chain.

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What is a Valuable Resource for S&P Global? Defining Valuable in VRIO

A resource or capability is considered valuable for S&P Global , if it allows the S&P Global to exploit opportunities or negate threats emerging out of both the micro business environment and the macro environment. If a resource does not allow S&P Global to minimize threats or exploit opportunities, than it doesn't contribute signficantly to building a sustainable competitive advantage for S&P Global.

What are Rare Resources for S&P Global? Defining Rare in VRIO

In an industry that S&P Global operates in, valuable resources are held by number of competitors. So valuable resources themselves don’t provide a sustainable competitive advantage. S&P Global require rare resources to compete in the industry. If S&P Global don’t have rare resources that are required to succeed in the industry then S&P Global won’t be able to compete successfully in the marketplace. Secondly holding rare resources can provide S&P Global competitive advantage against players that don’t have those rare resources. HBR Case Study Solution

What is a Inimitable (Difficult to Immitate) Resource for S&P Global? Defining Inimitable in VRIO

A valuable and rare resource can provide a competitive advantage to S&P Global for certain period of time as all the competitors are going to try to imitate or replicate that resource. A sustained competitive advantage emerges, if the resource is difficult to imitate by the competitors. S&P Global can create inmitability by innovating on the product side, reducing pain points on service delivery, and having an effective post sales servicing strategy. Check out the SWOT analysis of S&P Global

What is a Organization for S&P Global? Defining Organization in VRIO

Even if the S&P Global has all the valuable resources that are both rare and difficult to imitate, it won’t automatically result into a sustainable competitive advantage. The key to build the sustainable competitive advantage is to have organizational capabilities, expertise, and structure to exploit the resources. If S&P Global is not organized based on its strengths then it won’t able to exploit all the resources that it possesses.

Resources	Value	Rare	Imitation	Organization	Competitive Advantage
Alignment of Activities with S&P Global Corporate Strategy	Yes	No	Each of the firm has its own strategy	Yes, company has organizational skills to extract the maximum out of it.	Still lots of potential to build on it
Brand awareness of S&P Global products and services	Yes, the brand awareness of S&P Global products are high	Yes, S&P Global has one of the leading brand in the industry	No	S&P Global has utilized its leading brand position in various segments	Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Intellectual Property Rights, Copyrights, and Trademarks	Yes, they are extremely valuable for S&P Global to thwart competition	Yes, IPR and other rights are rare and competition of S&P Global will find it extremely difficult to copy	Risk of imitation is low but given the margins in the industry disruption chances are high	So far the firm has not utilized the full extent of its IPR & other properties	Providing Strong Competitive Advantage
Marketing Expertise within S&P Global	Yes, firms are competing based on differentiation in the industry	No, as most of the competitors also have good marketing departments and expertise	Pricing strategies of S&P Global are often matched by competitors	Yes, S&P Global is leveraging both its inhouse marketing department and external expertise	Temporary Competitive Advantage
Track Record of Project Execution	Yes, especially in an industry where there are frequent cost overun	Yes, especially in the segment that S&P Global operates in	No, none of the competitors so far has able to imitate this expertise	Yes, S&P Global is successful at it	Providing Strong Competitive Advantage
Supply Chain Network Flexibility of S&P Global	Yes	Yes	Near competitors also have flexible supply chain and share some of the suppliers	Fully utilized by S&P Global organizational structure and capabilities	Keeps the business running
Customer Community of S&P Global	Yes, as customers are co-creating products	Yes, the S&P Global has able to build a special relationship with its customers	It is very difficult for S&P Global competitors to imitate the culture and community dedication	Going by the data, there is still a lot of upside in building on S&P Global customers community ecosystem	Providing Strong Competitive Advantage
Track Record of Leadership Team at S&P Global	Yes	Yes	Can't be imitated by competitors	Yes	Providing Strong Competitive Advantage
Brand Positioning of S&P Global in Comparison to the Competitors	Yes	No	Can be imitated by competitors but it will require big marketing budget	Yes, the firm has positioned its brands based on consumer behavior	Temporary Competitive Advantage
Talent to Manage Regulatory and Legal Obligations	Yes	No	Can be imitated by competitors	Yes	Not critical factor
Access to Critical Raw Material for Successful Execution	Yes	Yes, as other competitors have to come to terms with S&P Global dominant market position	Can be imitated by competitors	Yes	Providing Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Ability to Attract Talent in Various Local & Global Markets	Yes, S&P Global strategy is built on successful innovation and localization of products	Yes, as talent is critical to firm's growth	Difficult to imitate for the current competitors of S&P Global	To a large extent yes	Providing Strong Competitive Advantage
Product Portfolio and Synergy among Various Product Lines of S&P Global	Yes, it is valuable in the industry given the various segmentations & consumer preferences.	Most of the competitors are trying to enter the lucrative segments	Can be imitated by the competitors	The firm has used it to good effect, details can be found in case exhibit	Provide short term competitive advantage but requires constant innovation to sustain
Opportunities in the E-Commerce Space for S&P Global - using Present IT Capabilities	Yes, the e-commerce space is rapidly growing and S&P Global can exploit the emerging opportunities	No, most of the competitors are investing in IT to enter the space	The AI and inhouse analytics can be difficult to imitate	It is just the start for the organization	In the long run it can provide sustainable competitive advantage

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Books and References

Ahir Gopaldas and Anton Siebert (2022 July August) "What You’re Getting Wrong About Customer Journeys", Harvard Business Review , 92
Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan (2021) "Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making", Harvard Business Review 86
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