Publicly held companies are required by law to provide earnings reports to their shareholders. So it's easier to investigate public companies than privately held companies, which aren't required to reveal information. Next, decide whether you will use intelligence software. Analyzing the market itself must be an on-going effort that focuses on where the market is positioned today, what the market trends are for the future, and what strategic positions can be developed and exploited. Dissemination Dissemination is the ability to get the necessary information to the decision-maker in time to make a difference.
Dissemination marks the moment of truth.
This is when you'll find out. And, finally, remember that your competitors like to uncover treasures of their own. Look out for counterintelligence. That's the title, and below is the intro, of an article by Alan Meekings on performance in call centres that everyone, but everyone, with an interest in business excellence, measuring performance and workplace culture should read. Call centres employ a large and rising proportion of the working population in developed countries, but have become known as the sweatshops of the 1990s with good reason.