Intelligence Deliverables: Dedicated Experts - Knowledge of the Operating Environment - Targeted Research - What has happened, is happening and will happen - Understanding of the Threats, Risks and Opportunities - Courses of Action identified
The exploitation of intelligence to support business: Hard Resilience - Operational Planning and Decision-making - Soft Resilience - Strategic Planning and Decision-making
The necessity to safeguard commercial assets, information and reputation is increasingly at the forefront of our minds, driven hard by the media making much of poor corporate decision-making and planning. The world has changed, and it is ever more difficult to concentrate on the business of business; the mantra of just securing the bottom line [...]
The ability to make sensible decisions in business is central, with clear implications for a company’s reputation, profit, productivity and sustainability. Decisions require a clear objective and a thorough understanding so that the decision-maker can view the issue at hand in context and be able to identify available options. So armed, thoughts can then focus [...]
We are faced with a potential embarrassment of riches as the discipline of intelligence is now spreading fast across the commercial sector. This presents rewarding opportunities for those working in this field as companies identify the value of intelligence in delivering a competitive advantage and a proactive stance towards risks and opportunities. There is a [...]
What is it we believe and why? A pretty big question without a pint of good ale to hand maybe, but nevertheless relevant given all of the information of which we are in receipt every day. Of course, that we have such flows of information today is amazing, and something we could not have imagined [...]
A great deal of effort is expended looking into the past at unexpected events, under-performance, operational failures and so on. This is just our natural human instinct to seek understanding of what has happened, particularly if it was a damaging incident. Many of you will recognise that you are stuck in a system focussed on [...]
Intelligence is one of those peculiar terms with different connotations depending on your particular experience or standpoint. Most definitely intelligence in certain circles has sinister undertones, perhaps accompanied by the view that it should be restricted to military and government work only. Whilst information, as an expression, is often used interchangeably with intelligence and can [...]
Few would be willing to admit to that of their own company perhaps, but we are often happy to recognise this condition in our competitors or other companies. I wonder though if we are being completely honest about our own operations and decision-making. Image by courtesy of http://onewaystock.com/ For instance, it is [...]
The MD of QRO Global, Martyn Denton, comments on the application of intelligence in challenging regions. Download the article "Intelligence and Planning in High Risk Environments". Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are you looking for options to drive forward your business in a challenging environment? To find out [...]
