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GuruMantras™ of Strategic Intelligence

Strategic Intelligence (STRATINT) is a concept associated with Military & Defense planning. It is this intelligence which was used more during the Cold War & World War II. According to Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, strategic intelligence is defined as “Intelligence that is required for the formulation of strategy, policy, and military plans and operations at national and theater levels” Defense systems of various nations develop strategic intelligence involving a simultaneous and complex study of various factors impacting the country’s security, based on which an elaborate and long-term plan is chalked out. In the above context the recent terror strikes in Mumbai puts a question mark on the strategic intelligence polices of our country. We certainly cannot argue with the above views of use of strategic intelligence in developing defense & military plans, but is this the only valid use of STRATINT? Why limit strategic intelligence to departments of defense & military, why not to expand the horizons of STRATINT to the challenging corporate world of Business.

If strategic intelligence were applied to business it could well be defined as “Strategic Intelligence is the specific form of analysis which pertains to the collection, processing and dissemination of intelligence by all the departments of Business for formulation of policies & plans at the top management level” This processed information given by the various departments is quite different from the usual Bottom-Up approach followed by organisations. Intelligence over here means the sum of what is known, integrated with new information, and then finally interpreted for its meaning.

Intelligence is often described in terms of where and why it is being done and is an ongoing process that evaluates and controls the business and the industries in which the company is involved; assesses its competitors and sets goals and strategies to meet all existing and potential competitors; and then reassesses each strategy annually or quarterly [i.e. regularly] to determine how it has been implemented and whether it has succeeded or needs replacement by a new strategy to meet changed circumstances, new technology, new competitors, a new economic environment, or a new social, financial, or political environment.

By the late 70s people had started to notice how successful Japanese industry had become. In industry after industry, including steel, watches, ship building, cameras, autos, and electronics, the Japanese were surpassing American and European companies. One of the main reasons behind this exponential growth was the process oriented approach coupled with strategy formulations, though not exactly strategic intelligence, but the Japanese where the first to adopt the policy of best practices & bench marking which was later followed by the West.The code of practice for strategic intelligence has been fully developed and successfully tested for several years now. Like most routines and protocals, it needs constant maintainence and fine-tuning, but the reality is that it (the process) works well. Strategic intelligence involves the application of the management processes like strategy formulation, strategy implementation & strategy evaluation to obtain the desired results. Each of these management functions has been the subject of extensive writing & research by renowned scholars and practioners and has been covered in various management books. Since full coverage of these management functions is beyond the scope of this thesis, I have focussed only on factors that help in strategic intelligence creation

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I am the founder of GuruMantras™ (www.gurumantras.in). My Qualification is BBM, (MBA), (MCom), PGDMM, PGDFM & DRD. I am acknowledged as the Best Manager, Bangalore University; Best CEO, Manipal University, Best Entrepreneur (Youth), DSI & many other awards & recognitions. akshayvjain.blogspot.com

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