Analytical method
The frameworks I run on a live desk, and the places they break.
Most competitive intelligence is expensive news summarization
Answer first: SCQA and the Pyramid Principle, applied to research deliverables
Five Forces, rebuilt: where Porter breaks on a live CI desk, and what to run instead
The division of labor: an AI-augmented CI workflow that keeps the judgment human
The last hour: a 10-point QA checklist that runs before any CI deliverable ships
The Source Stack: a reliability-tiered checklist for secondary research
The Signal Triage Matrix: deciding what deserves analysis before you analyze anything
The Fact vs. Inference Ladder: the honesty system behind credible CI
The CI Report Pyramid: why most competitive intelligence dies on page one