Youre a consultant for a client who has requested a strategic analysis for their firm.

You now face a difficult situation as youre beginning to finalize your analysis. It so happens that as a result of the SWOT Matrix exercise the firm has identified three strategies, which seem to be Aggressive strategies (mostly: backward, forward, and horizontal integration). However, as you look at the results of your SPACE Matrix, your vector falls on the Conservative quadrant. And then to make things really confusing, your IE Matrix analysis has the firm in Quadrant VI requiring Defensive strategies. What could be causing the discrepancies? And how do you reconcile the different signals or indications in your different strategic dials or tools?

Provide a step-by-step account of what you would do to reconcile the differences and make your recommendations consistent.