A tradecraft primer
Subtitle: structured analytic techniques for improving intelligence analysis
By: prepared by the US Government
Publisher: US Government
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Human information processing; Cognition; Intelligence service; Methodology; Intelligence officers
Other titles: Structured analytic techniques for improving intelligence analysis
Description: This primer highlights structured analytic technique--some widely used in the private sector and academia, some unique to the intelligence profession. It is not a comprehensive overview of how intelligence officers conduct analysis. Rather, the primer highlights how structured analytic techniques can help one challenge judgments, identify mental mindsets, stimulate creativity, and manage uncertainty. In short, incorporating regular use of techniques such as these can enable one to structure thinking for wrestling with difficult questions.
Notes: Title from pdf title page (viewed Aug. 26, 2009).

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