Risk identification in ambitious projects is difficult because of the unknowns. An intelligence cycle and agile project makes …
Category: Intelligence research
About intelligence research
Intelligence research involves the collation of facts and indicators.
Intelligence research spreads across comms and electronic signals, aerial/satellite, human-sources, materials analysis, radar and sonar, and more.
Some research uses Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) covering material available in public – think tanks and journalists use such information. Other research material is secret.
Specialist intelligence researchers focus on material via specific channels where a high degree of expertise is needed to find the right material, reliably and rapidly. Generalist intelligence researchers work with multiple tools. The use of artificial intelligence to process raw data has resulted in an increase in the need for specialists to refine the AI engines and interpret their output.
Stories and commentary on intelligence research
Stop project failures. With intelligence-led project management exceptional levels of uncertainty can be handled. Details below.
“Drumhead Trial” is a short story of an intelligence researcher who gets blamed for someone else’s choices. Included …
Career advice for 7-18 year olds considering the intelligence sector: police, commercial, defence, security, political, and environmental intelligence.
Spy catchers. An intelligence analyst competes against a researcher armed with artificial intelligence. Who will catch the spy …
Donat dreams of joining a top intelligence agency but he is just an academic researcher.
The Secret Devil's Advocate is a fictional account of managing “unknown unknowns”. The 7-page story illustrates standard methods, …
Radha reread her resignation letter. It was a huge step. The Agency had been her home, and her …
Saleem wrinkled his nose. “They laughed when we all talked about career goals for intelligence professionals. What’s wrong …
Intelligence research specialist jobs focus on narrow areas that require high expertise. Here are some of the perils …