Intelligence Gathering
Identify and categorize information on new technologies and the potential they offer — for example, through competitive analysis, industry networking, and technology scanning activities.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Intelligence Gathering at each level of maturity.
- 1Initial
- Practice
- Rely on best endeavours of available personnel.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- Maintain a repository of intelligence sources for emerging technologies in targeted areas of interest.
- Outcome
- Emerging technologies in targeted areas can be identified in a timely manner.
- Metric
- # of emerging technologies identified that are flagged for further investigation compared to previous periods.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- Implement a systematic approach to the collection and recording of intelligence items in a shared system e.g. database or document management system.
- Outcome
- Intelligence items can be tracked and their evolution communicated to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Metric
- # of active intelligence items in database tracked over time.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Consult with industry futurists and leading-edge suppliers.
- Outcome
- The process of selecting RDE projects can be better informed on opportunities and threats.
- Metric
- # of strategic opportunities and threats formally communicated to the strategic planning function tracked over time.
- 5Optimized
- Practices
- Engage actively in industry networks.
- Seek a leadership role in setting standards and regulations for the industry.
- Outcome
- The organization will be more fully informed of industry trajectories and may be able to exert influence on industry direction.
- Metric
- # of papers by staff published in industry journals, along with data on citation of these papers tracked over time.