Abenefit of performing a swot analysis and an environmental scan during the new-product strategy development process is that they

 Providing the help in extracting the strategic role the new product will perform in organization's portfolio.

Explanation: SWOT analysis is the evaluation technique used in judging the process and product of any organization. It is elaborated  on  the mentioned factors - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Environmental scan is the method in which the data related with happenings and function taking place in internal and external surroundings of organization.

These measures are taken for planned development of new product so that it can provide support in finding out  strategic role it will play in future direction and portfolio of an organization.

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