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1 Intelligence Sources & Collection Techniques
1.1 Communicating CI to Sr. Management (Eve)
2 Competitive Benchmarking
3 Competitive Blindspots
3.1 Financial Forensics (Eve)
4 Cross-Competitor Analysis
5 Managing the Intelligence Program
6 War Gaming (Theory & Practice) 2 Days
6.1 Strategy for the CI Professional (Eve)
7 Value Chain Analysis
8 Anticipating Innovation
9 Scenario Analysis

Anticipate Change…Minimize Risk

Our nine-course CIP™ Certificate Program is a complete intelligence education program covering theory and leading edge practices from the basic collection to advanced analysis, from running the CI function to a sophisticated industry risk management framework. Whether you take one course or complete the entire certificate program, you will learn how to anticipate change and minimize risk to your company with these CI courses:

Autumn 2008 Course Information Boston
  Basic Skills    
1 Intelligence Sources
September 22
November 10
1.1 Communicating CI to Sr. Management
(Extended evening course)
September 22
November 10
2 Competitive Benchmarking
September 23
November 11
  Basic Analytic Skills    
3 Competitive Blindspots
September 24
November 12
3.1 Financial Forensics (Extended evening course)
September 24
November 12
4 Cross-Competitor Analysis
September 25
November 13
  Management    
5 Managing the Intelligence Program
September 26
November 14
  War Gaming    
6 War Gaming (Theory & Practice) 2 Days  
November 17-18
6.1 Strategy for the CI Professional
(Extended evening course)
 
November 17
  Advanced Analytics    
7 ADVANCED - Value Chain Analysis    
November 19
8 ADVANCED - Anticipating Innovation  
November 20
9 ADVANCED - Scenario Analysis  
November 21

ACI's courses are designed for CI professionals as well as managers and executives in functional areas such as strategic planning, marketing, sales, finance, R&D, manufacturing/operations, among others. In our program, you will:

  • Learn how to analyze privately held companies and uncover the secrets of publicly available numbers
  • Identify competitors' and your own blindspots and use them to minimize strategic risks
  • Create a world-class, cost-effective intelligence program that will keep your company at a competitive advantage
  • Forecast competitive threats and industry structural changes that can save your job and the value of your shares
  • Anticipate competitors' moves by practicing War Games, the hottest management tool
  • Gain a networking advantage with the most active alumni group in the field
  • Study with the gurus who created the modern field of CI

Course Materials

Most of our courses include a comprehensive workbook that allows you to follow along with the instructor, engage in in-class written exercises, and keep class notes in one convenient location. Workbooks also contain numerous examples from top corporate intelligence departments, as well as from the project archives of Fuld & Company and The Academy of Competitive Intelligence. For courses taught by Ben Gilad, Harvard Business School case studies may be substituted for workbooks.


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