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Manufacturing risk in Ukraine – Article in the Manufacturer.

The MD of QRO Global, Martyn Denton comments on what businesses can learn from the political climate in Ukraine when making business decisions and how it will impact on manufacturing. View the full article on www.themanufacturer.com or download it here: Manufacturing risk in Ukraine — www.themanufacturer Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? [...]

Thoughts on Analysis: Expression of Probability in Intelligence Work

Almost every intelligence organisation seems to employ a different method to express probability as part of their intelligence processes. Probability being the level of confidence the analyst has in relation to each piece of intelligence, resultant hypotheses or the overall assessment. Not surprisingly, any ambiguity in the expression of probability has an impact on the [...]

Thoughts on Analysis: Classification, Accuracy, Reliability and Distribution

Let us clarify the relationship between classification, accuracy of information, reliability of source and the distribution of intelligence. There is often confusion over these four aspects of our work as many people are tempted to link them together. For example, I often hear the view that top secret information is, due to its high classification, [...]

Business Support: Intelligence-led Operations (Part two)

A great deal of intelligence effort is expended looking into the past at unexpected events, security breaches, under-performance, operational failures and so on. This is a perfectly natural human instinct as we seek to understand what has happened, particularly if it is an adverse incident. We are often driven by a target-focussed system that demands [...]

Business Support: Intelligence-Led Operations (Part one)

Let me make the case for intelligence-led operations. I believe that direction, priorities, outcomes, resources and security need to be determined and coordinated by command decisions driven by quantified and assessed intelligence. Running around looking busy is an often used form of misguided reassurance that something useful is being done. How many press conferences do [...]

Thoughts on Analysis: The Role of the Analyst in the Intelligence Cycle

The intelligence cycle is a great piece of doctrine and one which has kept us, in the intelligence business, on the straight and narrow for so long. It has served us well and I'm sure will continue to do so into the future. There are elements of it though that need examination past the obvious. [...]

Business Support: Intelligence Deliverables to Business

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 more about what QRO Global could do to assist your business or to learn more about the types of projects that we have worked on in [...]

Business Support: The Intelligence Function in the Business Environment

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 more about what QRO Global could do to assist your business or to learn more about the types of projects that we have worked on in [...]

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