The Sensemaking Process

[seminar surveyer]

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by Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card
Presented By: Charles Rojo

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Abstract
• By analyzing results from cognitive task
analysis and verbal protocols, this paper
describes intelligence analysis as an
example of sensemaking.
• It also suggests leverage points where
technology (e.g. visualization) might assist
sensemaking for intelligence analysis.
Introduction
• This work doesn’t seek small improvements
to current techniques in intelligence analysis.
• It seeks to shed light on the process in
greater depth, through empirical studies, to
find the right leverage points that will have
the biggest impact on improvement of
analysis.

Introduction
• Intelligence analysis is a wide and variable task
domain.
• Care must be taken when generalizing it based
off particular intelligence tasks or analyst types.
• Ex:
Human Intelligence Analyst vs. Financial Intelligence Analyst
Their tasks, knowledge, and skill sets are very different.
• Generalizations must be applicable to all
aspects of intelligence analysis.

Reference:
http://cs.sunysb.edu/~mueller/teaching/c...making.pdf

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