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Decision Advantage with OSINT

Setting the Requirement: Designing OSINT for Decision Advantage

OSINT creates the greatest value when it is designed around the decisions it needs to support. This best practice guide explores how organizations can define clear, decision-led requirements that keep collection and analysis focused on what matters most.

Inside this guide
  • Why clear requirements are critical to creating decision advantage
  • How to define the decision context and account for governance considerations
  • How indicators and required confidence help shape targeted, decision-relevant OSINT activity
  • How to align effort to value and avoid common requirements pitfalls
  • A practical Decision-Driven Requirement Canvas for aligning OSINT activity to decision needs

Guide 1 in the OSINT for Decision Advantage series.