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Teaching about Intelligence Management The Why and the What of the unique program at UMUC IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Agenda and Panel Genesis of the program (Dr. Sondervan) The need for intelligence management education (MajGen OLear) Design of the INMS program (Prof. Peter Oleson) Initial experiences (Profs. Robert Clark & Oleson) Future plans (Dr. Sondervan) Q&A 3IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Genesis UMUC Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Existing MS in Management Certificate in Intelligence Management Opportunity for dual MS and MBA degrees IAFIE 2011 Symposium4
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Growing Threats – Tighter Resources 5IAFIE 2011 Symposium SOVIET UNION NEAR PEER, ROGUE STATES, GLOBAL ISSUES & ASYMMETRICAL THREATS PAST PRESENT & FUTURE Rational Nation-State Actor Deterrence / Influence Models Understood Single Adversary Permitted Focus Many Subject Matter Experts Lots Of Data Collection & Analytical Experience Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Known Major Attack Potentially Devastating, But Unlikely Numerous Actors, Including Non-State Groups & Individuals Rationality Not Assured Deterrence / Influence Models Uncertain Diffused Focus Diverse Collection & Analysis Demands Fewer Subject Matter Experts Strategy, Doctrine, Tactics Largely Unknown Expectations Higher-- US Has Been Attacked Capabilities To Inflict Mass Casualties / Effects Available & Affordable High Impact Attack(s) Much More Likely 9-11
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Maintaining our Intelligence Advantage 6IAFIE 2011 Symposium Directing, guiding, or controlling actions that reduce risk and/or uncertainty for decision-makers Collection: Requirements -- What to collect, how frequently, what fidelity What collection system(s) -- SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT, MASINT, OSINT Decision-making -- Cost-Benefit Analyses, modeling & simulation, ops research Infrastructure needs – Communications (What bandwidths, what frequencies, what loads, what reliability, what security), Training & Education, Security, and Info technology Analysis – What SMEs, how many, what languages, what kinds of physical scientists
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Reality Sucks: Setting Priorities 7IAFIE 2011 Symposium Which User(s)? Which Issues? How Many Resources ($ & People)? Who Decides? Need for Sound Metrics XXX Issue Politics Economics National Security Domestic Issues Technology Cultural Legal Homeland Security ZERO SUM GAME
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Intelligence and Metrics 8IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Metrics: Qualitative Factors 9IAFIE 2011 Symposium TIMELY – On Time Or Not? ACCURATE – Complete & Correct? ACTIONABLE – Use Immediately, Future Planning, Data Base? SIGNIFICANCE – How Important? NEW – Info Not Previously Known UNIQUE – Sole-Source of Intel? CLASSIFICATION – SCI, SECRET, Releasable, UNCLAS
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Need for Intelligence Management Education Attributes of Good Metrics 10IAFIE 2011 Symposium Specific – Focused on and Tailored for Objective You Are Measuring Measurable – Data Collected Is Accurate and Complete for Both Objective and Subjective Information Actionable – Easy to Understand and Clear As to What Is Good and What Is Bad Relevant –Measure Things That Are Important Timely – You Can Get Data When You Need It Unbiased – Independently Validated Repeatable – Scientific Process Is Well-Defined & May Be Repeated & Modified
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Design of the program (1 of 2) Multiple constituencies National security Homeland Security Law Enforcement Private sector Address the challenges of managing organizations, people, & processes Emphasis on leadership 11IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Design of the program (2 of 2) Tie into existing management MS program Organizational theory Intercultural Communications and Leadership Financial Decision Making Statistics for Decision Making Strategic Management capstone 12IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Intelligence Courses Managing Intelligence Activities Intelligence Collection: Sources & Challenges Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses & Issues Espionage & Counterintelligence* Intelligence-led Enforcement* Intelligence Management and Oversight* Leadership Seminar* 13 * In development IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Experiences Pre-course student knowledge Student cross section Student affiliations Performance Critiques 14IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Course Coverage INMS 610 – Intelligence Collection: Sources and Challenges Open Source HUMINT COMINT ELINT/FISINT Imagery Boutique MASINT Collection planning Processing and Exploitation Sharing collection results Acquisition management Reform INMS 620 – Intelligence Analysis: Consumers, Uses and Issues Intelligence Spectrum Strategic, Operational, Tactical and Current Intelligence Boundaries and Limits Structure and Function of the Analytic Unit Managing the Analysis Process Tradecraft and Methodologies Managing Analysis Teams Analytic Pathologies External and Internal Pressures 15IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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INMS 610 Classes 28 Students started the two sections 17 Finished: 11 in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement 6 in private sector or other government Assignments: 3 papers (literal collection, nonliteral collection, and reform/acquisition) One multi-INT collection exercise 33 conferences on specific collection issues 16IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Course Coverage INMS 600 – Managing Intelligence Activities (Introductory course) Management models Evolution of management in the Intelligence Community Intelligence cycle and requirements processes Planning (vision, goals & objectives, resources, human capital Leadership Legalities and constraints Issues in sharing (security, IT systems, culture, state & local, foreign liaison) Knowledge management (IT tools, cyber challenges) Foreign espionage and management responses Measures of effectiveness and performance Investment and acquisition Governance tools Planning, direction, and control of covert actions 17IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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INMS 600 Classes 45 Students started the two sections 29 finished successfully: ~50% in DoD, intelligence, or law enforcement Others in private sector or other government Assignments: 3 short papers (Vision/Mission Statement, Sharing with others, Measures of Performance/Effectiveness) Research paper (policy recommendation for a principal) 20 conferences on specific collection issues 18IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Challenges Reading and understanding assignments Organizing the paper Writing the paper 19IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Future plans Complete course development Recruit experienced faculty Scholar / Practitioner Keep courses up-to-date with current management challenges 20IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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Q & A Your turn… 21IAFIE 2011 Symposium
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