Construction Staffing Porter's
Five Forces Analysis

Available for immediate download in Word and Excel and fully editable so you can tailor language, force ratings, and examples to local markets and client segments within minutes.

Immediate digital download, no delay

Edit headings, ratings, and examples

Localize for region or trade

Export slides for client meetings

The template gives a clear force-by-force breakdown-industry rivalry, buyer power (contractors), supplier power (workers), substitutes (automation, internal hires), and new entrants-framed specifically for construction staffing dynamics.

Rivalry: staffing firms and platforms

Buyer power: contractors' bargaining leverage

Supplier power: skilled worker scarcity

Substitutes: tech, equipment, internal hires

This version reflects construction specifics-labor shortages, trade segmentation (GCs, subs, infrastructure), certification and OSHA concerns, and regional demand cycles-so insights are immediately actionable for hiring and go-to-market planning.

Accounts for labor shortage dynamics

Differentiates commercial, residential, infrastructure

Includes safety and certification considerations

Considers regional demand seasonality

The template uses clean headings, short executive summaries, and visual callouts for each force so findings are presentation-ready and easy to scan by executives or operations teams.

Executive summary and action calls

Clean headings and readable layout

Visual callouts for each force

Slide-ready language for presentations

Designed for investor decks and business plans, the analysis shows market threats, defensibility, and growth levers-helping justify staffing model margins, scale assumptions, and customer acquisition plans.

Investor-ready market threat summary

Supports margin and scale assumptions

Use in pitch decks and plans

Shows defensibility and growth levers

The Excel workbook includes color-coded force ratings, editable radar charts, and a dashboard; it opens in Google Sheets for team editing and quick scenario testing.

Color-coded force ratings and charts

Editable radar and bar charts

Works in Excel and Google Sheets

Simple inputs enable scenario testing

Comes with pre-written narratives, examples, and suggested recommendations keyed to construction staffing so you save hours of research and can focus on client strategy or implementation.

Pre-written narratives and recommendations

Sample industry-specific evidence included

Cuts research and drafting time

Ready for quick client delivery

Built for reuse across client engagements, the template supports rapid diagnostics, benchmarking, and tailored recommendations for contractors, staffing firms, and regional market studies.

Reusable across multiple client projects

Benchmarking fields for comparisons

Client-ready recommendations and next steps

Adaptable for regional market studies

Perfect for case studies and class projects, the template demonstrates real-world application of Porter's framework to construction staffing and supports graded deliverables and presentations.

Ideal for MBA and casework

Supports project briefs and grading

Teaches real-world framework application

Includes presentation-ready executive summary