Elements and Performance Criteria
- Reduce and describe information
- Identify information to be subjected to analysis.
- Sort and classify information into a suitable format for analysis and interpretation from facts.
- Review the reduction and description processes to determine the relevance and importance of the information, and make improvements where necessary.
- Archive information not used in the reduction and description process to facilitate future reference.
- Analyse and interpret information
- Develop inferences
- Test possible interpretations to review credibility and consistency with new information.
- Refine and consolidate interpretations to ensure strength of inferences.
- Clearly state any assumptions made in the formation of inferences to inform clients and users.
- Formulate sound inferences from facts and the refined and consolidated interpretations.
- Ensure the chain of reasoning in formulating inferences is clear and transparent to users and clients.
- Review inferences to identify and address any errors in reasoning.
- Seek further information where gaps are identified.
- Assess relationship between the inferences developed and the probable interpretations and report to ensure validity and compliance with agency guidelines.
- Develop sound recommendations and report to inform users of intelligence analysis outcomes.
- Reduce and describe information
- Identify information to be subjected to analysis.
- Sort and classify information into a suitable format for analysis and interpretation from facts.
- Review the reduction and description processes to determine the relevance and importance of the information, and make improvements where necessary.
- Archive information not used in the reduction and description process to facilitate future reference.
- Analyse and interpret information
- Develop inferences
- Test possible interpretations to review credibility and consistency with new information.
- Refine and consolidate interpretations to ensure strength of inferences.
- Clearly state any assumptions made in the formation of inferences to inform clients and users.
- Formulate sound inferences from facts and the refined and consolidated interpretations.
- Ensure the chain of reasoning in formulating inferences is clear and transparent to users and clients.
- Review inferences to identify and address any errors in reasoning.
- Seek further information where gaps are identified.
- Assess relationship between the inferences developed and the probable interpretations and report to ensure validity and compliance with agency guidelines.
- Develop sound recommendations and report to inform users of intelligence analysis outcomes.