SCIP CIP Certication Conferred by ACI

The First Global CI Professional Certication Program

Educators in CI for over 30 years

Competitive Intelligence Seminars

SCIP CIP Certication Conferred by ACI
The ACI series of training sessions were the most informative, interactive and effective courses I have ever attended! Matt Barham, Cisco Systems The most relevant, dynamic and complete instruction on the intelligence discipline by the best in the industry. Jason Gad, Intel Corp

New! You now have 2 training options

1. LIVE Workshops

2. DISTANCE Learning

My boss told me: You will learn more in 2 weeks at the Academy than in all your time in the university. I now know he was right. Marco Scafi, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd

Faculty Founders All SCIP Meritorious Award Winners Competitive Intelligence Professional (CIP-I, Master of CI CIP-lI) Certication The Only CI Program authorized by IACET to offer CEUs

ACI uses memorable and interactive methods to instill skills needed to be more effective in the CI field. The training is well worth the investment. Alysse Nockels, McAfee Almost overwhelming in its intensity! Gene Palmer, AstraZeneca Great education on how to view and analyze industries. Naren Patel, GlaxoSmithKline

ACI is a career development must for anyone looking to advance into an executive position, whether it is strategy, finance, M&A, or a lead intelligence role. Nan Bulger, SCIP

The Gold Standard in CI Training for over 30 Years

Boston November 4-15, 2013

Amsterdam March 31-April 4, 2014

Register at www.academyci.com or call 888.732.6812 (Outside U.S. +1.630.983.5530)

SCIP CIP Certication Conferred by ACI

2013-2014 Competitive Intelligence Seminars
CIP-I Core Certication Courses
Basic Skills

Master of CI CIP-II Certication Courses Register for courses at www.academyci.com

War War Gaming Gaming Enrichment Evening Courses

CI 101

Intelligence Sources & Collection Techniques .7 CEU Credit

Unique exercises in Human Source Collection Boston November 4, Amsterdam March 31

CI 401

War Gaming Theory and Practice

2 CEU Credits Understand and practice all the steps needed to organize and play effective war games Boston November 11-12 Advanced Analytics

Social Networking: Best-in-Class CI Techniques .3 CEU Credit

Learn how to leverage social media to enhance your understanding of competitors (Light dinner served) Boston November 4

CI 202

Competitive Benchmarking & Tactical Analysis .7 CEU Credit

Analyze a rivals true capabilities, cost of operations and immediate future actions Boston November 5, Amsterdam April 1 Basic Analytic Skills

Ethical Boundaries .15 CEU Credit

A Harvard Law School professor will analyze the ethical challenges any manager or intelligence function must deal with on a daily basis Boston November 5

CI 402

Value Chain Analysis .7 CEU Credit

Understand a rivals value of its strategic differentiation and the threats to your own companys position Boston November 13

Communicating CI to Senior Management .3 CEU Credit

Learn how to present your analysis with poise, confidence and impact (Light dinner served) Boston November 6

CI 301

CI 403

Competitive Blindspots .7 CEU Credit

Pinpoint competitors soft spots, blind spots, and strategic vulnerabilities Boston November 6, Amsterdam April 2

Anticipating Disruptions Scenario Analysis Tools and Techniques

2 CEU Credits Mitigate uncertainty by anticipating shifts in strategic drivers and their early warning indicators, and by generating alternative scenarios and strategies for navigating the future competitive landscape Boston November 14-15
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CI: Pragmatic Lessons as Managements Decision Partner .15 CEU Credit

Taught by Cliff Kalb, former global intelligence head at Merck & Co. Boston November 7

CI 302

Cross-Competitor Analysis .7 CEU Credit

Simplify predictions of competitors moves and counter moves when multiple competitors are involved Boston November 7, Amsterdam April 3 Management

Prot Pool Analysis .3 CEU Credit

Find the sources of profitability in an industrys value chain Boston November 13
(Evening enrichment courses are not included in certication program)

Powerful Statistics 9,000 Graduates worldwide

(see website for list of companies!) 61Alumni countries represented 81% Percentage of alumni returning for additional courses 750 CIP Certicates awarded

CI 303

Creating and Running a World Class Intelligence Operation .7 CEU Credit

Learn how to build a professional intelligence process used by successful CI organizations worldwide Boston November 8, Amsterdam April 4

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8,000 CEUs granted

Faculty Leaders All SCIP Meritorious Award Recipients

You Can Receive Both Certification & Global CEUs

Our new SCIP CIP Certication Conferred by ACI Program has two levels, accommodating the different needs of our student body.

You Now Have Two Training Options

CIP-I Core Certification

Leonard Fuld

Ben Gilad

Jan Herring

Our faculty leaders have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Business Week, Time, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CIO, Chief Executive, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune. Our nearly dozen faculty have also taught at Harvard, Wharton, Caltech, MIT.

This certication level requires you to complete all ve core courses and pass the CIP-I exam. This level is suitable for starting CI analysts and managers with part time responsibility for CI in their jobs. Evening courses are not part of the CIP Certication program.

Live Workshops

Distance Learning

Live Workshops In addition to beneting from small-class sessions and lively Q&A with expert faculty, you will learn practical lessons and tools. Joint exercises and lively classroom discussions all add up to an unmatched CI learning environment. Work in teams to solve challenging case exercises. Feel the momentum build as you complete each course and network with other attendees who are from all over the world. Distance Learning If you cannot attend a live course, you can now gain access to a video streaming version of the same program. With the distance learning option, you get training on demand 24/7, you receive access to the web streaming videos for six months and details for downloading materials for each of the courses (e.g. Harvard Business School cases) which you can print out at your leisure.

Master of CI CIP-II Certification

In order to receive Master of CI Certication, you must be CIP-I certied, take the three Advanced courses and pass the CIP-II exam. This level is a necessary requirement today for those choosing a career in CI. Evening courses are not part of the CIP Certication program.

The Academy Presents You with a Complete CI Library*

Only Training to Grant Global CEUs!

The Academy is the only program to grant CEUs in the eld of competitive intelligence accredited by the standard setting external body, the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Detailed workbooks Harvard Business School and other case exercises Best-selling CI books by Leonard Fuld, Ben Gilad, and SCIP professionals.

*Available to live workshop participants only

Essential method for unraveling complex markets and multiple players. Nat Brooks, Procter & Gamble Ive gainedaa different different and Ive gained and invaluable invaluable perspective on the impact I can make perspective on the impact I can make on on strategic decisions Im more motivated strategic decisions Im more motivated to to preach the CI culture at my own preach the CI culture at my own company. company. Eden Wells, Novartis Eden Wells, Novartis

High impact. High value. Luciano Oviedo, Intel Amazing energy and interaction in the class. Bernard Lin, Lockheed Martin

As a CPA, CPCU, MBA, CIP, each designation helped me in my career. I hold the CIP designation in the same status as all of the others, but in many respects it was the most practical and applicable. ... used what I learned to implement a successful competitive intelligence practice for that company which... had a huge impact on its profitability Peter Shaw, CIP (2006), Consultant, SCIP Board Member, Former CFO, Midwest Insurance Company

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