The factors are usually subdivided on basis of their areas of influence on the organisation:
1. Factors affecting the supply of inputs (labour, management, finance, materials, equipment, tools)
2. Factors affecting the demand for the produced goods and services
3. Factors affecting collaborators and competitors
4. Other factors affecting the processes and systems

However it is also possible to classify the factors on basis of their discipline or geographical scope:

The factors may have positive, negative or neutral impacts on the organisation and some factors may have more impact than others. It is possible to present the analysis in the format presented below: