Collection Management

Question 1

What are the tasks of collection management

Answer 1

Task 1 - develop requirements
Task 2 - develop the collection management plan
Task 3 - support tasking and directing
Task 4 - assess collection
Task 5 - update the collection management plan

Question 2

What are the three intelligence processes

Answer 2

Information collection
Army Intel process
Collection management

Question 3

What are the three phases of collection management and what tasks do they correspond to?

Answer 3

Requirements management - 1, 2
Mission management - 3, 4
Execution management - 4, 5

Question 4

What are develop collection management tools

Answer 4

Information collection matrix
Information collection synchronization matrix
Information collection overlay
NAIs and TAIs
NAI Matrix
NAI worksheet
NAI Overlay

Question 5

What are the subtasks of Task 1 - Develop Requirements

Answer 5

Starts with commander
Analyze requirements
-determine if already answered or If answered through intel reach, RFI, RFC
-record and validate
Consolidate and nest
Prioritize requirements
-PIRs
-targeting requirements
-other intel requirements
Refine intel requirements into:
Indicators
Collection functions for targeting
-SIRs

Question 6

What are the subtasks of task 2 - develop the collection plan

Answer 6

Evaluate the collection assets
-sustainability
-capability
-availability
-vulnerability
Develop a collection strategy
-match assets to SIRs
-submit RFIs
-submit RFCs
Develop collection management tools
-ICM
-ICSM
-ICO
-Draft Annex L (info collection)

Question 7

What are the subtasks for task 3 -support tasking and directing

Answer 7

-Support the ops staff in completing information collection plan
-unit publishes frago, warno, opord
-s2 works with s3 to
-maintain synchronization
-develop new requirements
-adjust or retask assets
Collection unit, control element, ped element:
-receive order
-Task collection assets
Collection assets prepare for collection, conduct collection, and report.
-Recon assets
-Surv. Assets
-Int ops assets
-Sec ops assets

Question 8

What are the subtasks for task 4 -assess collection

Answer 8

Assess ongoing collection and PED
-evaluate collection against MOPs and MOES
-correlate reporting to requirements
-provide feedback to collection units, assets, and PED capes
Conduct all-source and single-source analysis
-produce various Intel products
-assist in evaluating collection
-identify gaps
-provide feedback to CM team

Question 9

What are the subtasks for task 5 - update the collection management plan

Answer 9

Adjust collection and PED
-eliminate satisfied requirements
- add new requirements
- transition ongoing information collection to the next operation (if appropriate)
Facilitate situational understanding through several means including:
-answer PIRs
-answering targeting Intel requirements
-answer other intel requirements
-produce the enemy portion of the COP