collection management
the process by which collection operations are planned and carried out
CM at all levels
- convert validated RFIs into
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-establish priorities
-establish collection tasks or coordinate with collection sources
-monitor results and retask
-maximize the effectiveness of limited collection resources
Collection Requirements Management (CRM)
-development and control of collection, processing, exploitation, and information reporting requirements
-defines WHAT the intelligence systems must collect
Collection Operations Management (COM)
-direction, scheduling, and control of specific collection operations and associated processing, exploitation, and reporting resources
-specifies HOW to satisfy a collection requirement
What are the 4 fundamental management principles
1. early identification of requirements
2. prioritization of requirements
3. multidisciplinary approach
4. task available assets first
early ID of requirements (fundamental management principles)
-enhances the ability to respond in a timely manner
-ensures thorough planning
-increasing the flexibility in the choice in intelligence and disciplines
-allows CM time to do necessary research, run prediction analysis tools, and refine a POC list
prioritization of requirements (fundamental management principles)
-rankings are based on leadership guidance, objectives, current situation, time-sensitivity of requirement, and NIPF issues
multidisciplinary approach (fundamental management principles)
CMs should not become too reliant on one discipline over another
task available assets first (fundamental management principles)
-using available collection assets allows for timely and tailored responses to CR
-serves to less the burden on collection resources
-satisfaction can occur at an level, but should be satisfied at lowest level possible
collection asset
collection capability subordinate to requesting unit
collection resource
collection capability NOT subordinate to requesting unit
What are the 3 key influences of the CM process?
1. key players
2. intelligence priorities
3. the analyst
Collection requirements manager 5 step process
1. validate and prioritize requirements
2. match requirements with assets
3. submit collection recommendations (collection plan --> COM)
4. evaluate reporting
5. update collection plan
collection strategy
scheme for optimizing the efficient and effective tasking of all available collection sources to satisfy Specific Information Requirements
key element sets
parameters of the target's characteristics that can be compared with characteristics of available assets to serve as discriminator and/or sensor selection
collection plan
-states the PIRs and EEIs
-specifies collection assets to be tasked or resources requested
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