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CI 101 Intelligence Sources & Collection Techniques
Evening Social Networking: Best-in-Class CI Techniques (Eve)
CI 202 Competitive Benchmarking
Evening Ethical Boundaries (Eve)
CI 301 Competitive Blindspots
Evening Communicating CI to Sr. Management (Eve)
CI 302 Cross-Competitor Analysis
Evening CI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Eve)
CI 303 Creating and Running a World Class Intelligence Operation
CI 401 War Gaming (Theory & Practice) 2 Days
CI 402 Value Chain Analysis
Evening Telling Stories with Numbers
Evening Profit Pool Analysis (Eve)
CI 403 Anticipating Disruptions – Scenario Analysis Tools and Techniques

Anticipate Change…Minimize Risk

Our eight-course CIP-I and CIP-II 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 both certificate levels, you will learn how to anticipate change and minimize risk to your company with these CI courses:

Special 15% ACI Group Discount for September 2010 Registrations

*A "group" consists of 5 people or more from the same company. These individuals can attend one or more courses on any dates during the September Boston and Brussels sessions. They do not have to attend the same courses or attend together to form a group. Colleagues attending in November would still receive the 10% group discount.

Upcoming Course Information

Core Courses CIP™-I Certification Level
Spring 2013
Autumn 2013
Spring 2014
Boston
Boston
Amsterdam
CI 101® Intelligence Sources
June 10
November 4
March 31
Evening Social Networking: Best-in-Class
CI Techniques (*Enrichment Evening Courses)
June 10
November 4
CI 202® Competitive Benchmarking
June 11
November 5
April 1
Evening Ethical Boundaries
(*Enrichment Evening Courses)
June 11
November 5
CI 301 Competitive Blindspots
June 12
November 6
April 2
Evening Communicating CI to Sr. Management
(*Enrichment Evening Courses)
June 12
November 6
CI 302 Cross-Competitor Analysis
June 13
November 7
April 3
Evening CI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
(*Enrichment Evening Courses)
June 13
November 7
CI 303 Creating and Running a World
Class Intelligence Operation
June 14
November 8
April 4
Advanced Courses Master of CI CIP™-II Certification Level      
CI 401 War Gaming (Theory & Practice) 2 Days
June 17-18
November 11-12
  
CI 402 ADVANCED - Value Chain Analysis
June 19
November 13
  
Evening
 Telling Stories with Numbers
 (*Enrichment Evening Course)
June 19
November 13
  
Evening Profit Pool Analysis
(*Enrichment Evening Courses)
June 20
November 14
  
CI 403 ADVANCED - Anticipating Disruptions – Scenario Analysis Tools and Techniques
June 20-21
November 14-15
  
*Not included in certification program

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 MaterialsCourse 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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