Anticipate Change…Minimize Risk

Our nine-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 programs, you will learn how to anticipate change and minimize risk to your company with these CI courses:

ACI Courses now available online

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.