Elements and Performance Criteria
- Obtain, record and analyse information
- Identify information sources
- Collect and record information according to organisational procedures and legislative and policy requirements
- Collate and sort collected information in relation to purpose for which it is being obtained
- Ensure contents of recording forms and reports used meet organisational processes
- Reduce, describe and review information
- Identify information to be analysed and identify analysis methodology and analysis processes
- Reduce and describe subject to support development of interpretations
- Review appropriateness of reduced information according to organisational processes
- Archive information not used in reduction and description processes for future reference
- Develop inferences
- Test interpretations to review credibility and consistency
- Refine and consolidate interpretations to strengthen inferences drawn
- Formulate inferences from facts and tested interpretations, incorporating chain of reasoning to ensure transparency to clients and users
- Inform clients and users of assumptions in arguments leading to inferences
- Assess and report relationship between information developed and probable interpretations, ensuring validity and compliance with organisational guidelines
- Develop sound recommendations informing users of intelligence analysis outcomes