Strategic intelligence : a handbook for practitioners, managers, and users /
Don McDowell.
- Rev. ed.
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2009.
- xiii, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Scarecrow professional intelligence education series ; no. 5 .
Includes bibliographical references.
General concepts -- Using strategic intelligence -- Strategic intelligence : role, definitions and concepts -- Overview of the implementation and impact of strategic intelligence -- The case for establishing a national.strategic intelligence apparatus -- Why managers & executives need strategic analysis (the law enforcement model) -- Management models & behaviour : impact upon intelligence -- Management and self-management of strategic projects and processes -- Developing concepts : understanding the topic -- Defining the task : prescribing the boundaries of the project -- Strategic project work-plans -- Generating hypotheses -- Developing indicators for strategic topics -- Data collection plans for strategic projects -- Collation and evaluation of data -- Deciding on analytical approaches -- Developing strategic reports -- The role, responsibilities and functions of the analyst.