Force field analysis provides a way to analyze the forces for and against change in a business. It examines the driving forces that support change and the restraining forces that act against change. When the driving forces outweigh the restraining forces, change can occur. The tool involves identifying and assigning scores to the relevant forces to determine how to minimize barriers to goals. Force field analysis has advantages like identifying circumstances that can and cannot be changed and bringing open factors that will help or hinder closing a performance gap.