What is CEN/TS 16555-2 about?
CEN/TS 16555-2 is part two of the multi-series standard that applies to the structuring and management of a strategic intelligence system intended to inform decisions in the planning and the deployment of innovation.
CEN/TS 16555-2 defines:
- The various terms relating to strategic intelligence and its management
- The key tasks in the strategic intelligence system
- The strategic intelligence system process (management, implementation and support the strategic intelligence system process (management, implementation, and support).
Who is CEN/TS 16555-2 for?
CEN/TS 16555-2 on strategic intelligence management is useful for:
- Research & Development team
- Project managers and leaders
- Operations manager
- Academia
Why should you use CEN/TS 16555-2?
Strategic Intelligence (SI) plays a key role in innovation management as it contributes to the articulation of the vision and strategy of the organization.
As described in CEN/TS 16555-2 SI provides intelligence and foresight on economic, technological, scientific, regulatory, legal, financial, commercial, competitive, customer, social and environmental issues, and topics, relevant to the organization, when launching an innovation strategy or project.
CEN/TS 16555-2 also covers strategic intelligence needs, sources of information and resources that should be identified, based on the criteria of good quality, objectivity, and reliability, such as:
- Classified information: information of which the level of sensitivity has been quantified, according to a scale pre-established by an organization
- Inside information: any information concerning a company or market, sufficiently specific in content, with a high chance of materializing but unknown to the public
- Sensitive information: any information, regardless of the medium (oral, written, electronic), of which the disclosure, loss or unavailability is likely to have negative consequences for the organization
- Critical information: information likely to alter an organization's strategy
