As intelligence professionals who have worked in government intelligence and industries diverse as oil and gas, airlines, agriculture, banking consumer products and technology providers, we believe that success in private sector intelligence is built on approaching the discipline from a business perspective – not just applying government intelligence techniques to this distinct and unique environment. That is why we created this dynamic training and interactive five-week workshop.

The two-hour weekly virtual training modules include: 

• Intelligence techniques for the corporate environment 
• Supporting the value chain through intel requirements 
• Identifying quality sources and using best practices 
• Building a source network 
• Enabling business through intelligence analysis 
• Understanding the business beyond security 
• Writing for business 
• Analytic tradecraft and techniques 
• Marketing your intelligence function and demonstrating value 
• Using data and building infographics 

Designed for experienced private sector intelligence analysts who have already taken our Corporate Intelligence Analysis, Tradecraft and Writing introduction course or for those with extensive private sector experience, this course enables analysts to deepen their analysis skills, improve their briefing and editing skills, and build team capacity. 

The two-hour weekly virtual training program explores the following topics over five weeks: 

• Writing and briefing for the C-suite 
• Applying structured analytic techniques to consider second- and third-order impacts 
• Understanding corporate risks beyond life safety, to include reputation and regulation  
• Impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) trends 
• Recognizing disinformation, misinformation and fake news 
• Ethics in the field of private sector intelligence 
• Editing to enable team development 
• Skills for successfully managing the transition from analyst to manager 

The Master Class is a series of three virtual three-hour intelligence courses for business professionals and executives seeking to improve business resilience through a deeper understanding of the value of strategic intelligence in business operations. Each class includes tabletop exercises and scenarios. These will enable participants to build strategies for intelligence monitoring that can illuminate risk before it disrupts operations.

These courses will be equally beneficial for individuals in Crisis Management, Supply Chain, Global Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Continuity. Frontline business functions, such as operations particularly in strategic sectors like technology, agriculture, extractives, construction and manufacturing can also benefit from this course.

Geared toward Emergent Risk Situation RoomTM users, this three-module virtual training addresses how data underscores and enhances corporate intelligence analysis and how to create visuals and infographics to engage and inform your audience.

During the three, one-hour sessions, participants will explore: 

• Understanding the utility of qualitative and quantitative data
• Identifying bias within data 
• Using data to add context 
• Appreciating your audience within today’s information economy 
• Building and modifying visuals and infographics 
• Layering data 
• Types of visualizations to efficiently inform and engage your audience 
• Mapping