competitive-analysislisted

# Competitive Landscape Mapping Build a complete competitive analysis deck. This is a two-phase process: gather requirements and get outline approval first, then build. ## Preflight: Dependency Check Before starting (chat environment only — Office Add-in skips this), verify required libraries are installed and install any that are missing. ```bash python3 -c "import pptx" 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install python-pptx ``` **Important**: Do not skip this step — chart-building, table generation, and slide writing all require `python-pptx`. ## Environment check This skill works in both the PowerPoint add-in and chat. Identify which you're in before starting — the mechanics differ, the workflow doesn't: - **Add-in** — the deck is open live; build slides directly into it. - **Chat** — generate a `.pptx` file (or build into one the user uploaded). Everything below applies in both. ## Phase 1 — Scope the analysis Competitive analysis means different things to different people. Before any research or slide-building, use `ask_user_question` to pin down what they actually want. Don't guess — a 20-slide peer benchmarking deck and a 5-slide market map are both "competitive analysis" and take completely different shapes. Gather in one round if you can (the tool takes up to 4 questions): - **Scope** — Single target company with competitors around it? Or multi-company side-by-side with no protagonist? - **Competitor set** — Which companies are in scope? If the user names the