why do we need swot analysis in business

why do we need swot analysis in business. There are any references about why do we need swot analysis in business in here. you can look below.

AE AL AS AT BE BG BS BY CA CF CH CI CL BW ID IL IN JP MA NZ TH UK VE ZA AG AU BD BH BR BZ CO DO EC EG ET HK JM KH KW MT MX MY NG PE PE PK PR SA SG SV TR TW UA UY VN COM CZ DE DK DZ EE ES FI FM FM FR GR HN HR HU IE IS IT KG KZ LA LI LU LV MS NL NU PL PT RO RU SH SI SK SN TG TN TT