Inteligencia competitiva

War Rooms for War-gaming and Other Team-Based Analytics
By: Steven M. Shaker

A romantic notion exists of the competitive intelligence analyst poring over reams of data, spending long hours at their computer screen fueled by coffee and an innate drive to solve a corporate puzzle. At some point the analyst has an "aha!" moment, and the dots are connected, all the pieces to the puzzle fit, and the analysis is complete. In fact, some competitive intelligence analysis lends itself to the solo analyst approach, which utilizes personal skills derived from their education, experience, and intrinsic capabilities.

Myriad vendors push out analytic tools to the desktop to" arm" the analyst to collect, visualize, sort, analyze and evaluate intelligence. However, a number of analytical endeavors call for the insight, interaction, and collaboration of multiple individuals working in concert to answer an intelligence question. Team-based analysis requires a different set of tools, processes, and methodologies to maximize the productivity and effectiveness of this team-based effort. One very important tool for collaborative competitive intelligence analytics is the war room.

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