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ACTIVITY-BASED INTELLIENCE (ABI): High-Performance Training & Implementation Solutions

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Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI): A Paradigm Shift in Analyzing DataActivity-Based Intelligence (ABI) is an intelligence-oriented data analysis approach that harnesses new technologies and processes for efficient, real-time diverse-data analysis.

With ABI training, you will be able to:

• Analyze large, diverse data (Big Data) streams in real time

• Leverage ABI tools and techniques needed to develop software for ABI analysis

• Understand and address emerging security threats• Create meaningful ABI collection strategies to

enable correlation analysis• Uncover Patterns of Life (PoL) using ABI techniques

Begin Your Path to ABI CertificationAchieving ABI Specialist & Expert Certifications equips you with a set of principles, processes and skills for data analysis, and optimized resource allocation that is adaptable across missions and markets. You will be able to provide more value to decision makers using the data your organization already has on hand, and unravel complex issues with granularity and at a speed necessary to drive decisions and action.

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Essentials of ABI Course 8101 • 1 Day

Understanding ABI

Expert Certification ABI Analysis in the Field*

Course 8305 • 5 Days

Specialist Certification Applying ABI Methods Course 8205 • 5 Days

Analyst Path

Expert Certification ABI Programming in the Field*

Course 8301 • 5 Days

Developer Path Specialist Certification

Developing ABI Apps Course 8201 • 5 Days

* Developers participating in course 8301 and Analysts participating in course 8305 will work side by side in workshops during the course — leveraging each other’s respective skill sets to solve complex problems, and complete the necessary capstone scenario to achieve Expert Certification.

NOTE: U.S. Citizenship Required to Enroll

Certification Requirements

Specialist Certification• Successful completion of TWO

Certification-Specific Courses• Successful completion of the exams

associated with your Certification Courses

Expert Certification• Successful completion of THREE

Certification-Specific Courses• Successful completion of the exams

associated with your Certification Courses

ALL CERTIFICATION EXAMS ARE FREE!

Learning Tree’s ABI Curriculum was Developed in Partnership with Whitespace SolutionsWhitespace develops solutions that enhance the analytic experience and improve the overall quality of intelligence-informing decision makers in the government and private sector.

Executive Overview of Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI)Hands-On Course 8050 • 1/2 Day

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Effectively communicate the value proposition of ABI• Conceptually understand the value of ABI compared to other

contemporary data mining and analysis methods• Identify strategies for incorporating ABI into your business processes• Explore suitable ABI use cases

• Puzzles vs. Mysteries: The Induction Game• Case study: Mapping to ABI Pillars and

internal business processes• Demonstrating ABI Pillars through

interactive vignettes• Evaluating ABI capabilities for maximum ROI

HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE:

Introduction to ABI• What is ABI? • Why are you here?• What is the value proposition for ABI?• How does ABI differ from what your

organization may be doing today?

The History of ABIWhy ABI was developed• Discovering the “unknown unknowns”• The need for intelligence in data

disparate environments• Understanding Patterns of Life (PoL)• ABI as an evolving definition

Data Preparation StrategiesPillar 1: Georeference to Discover• Enabling data discovery• Concepts for location-driven

exploitation

Pillar 2: Integrate Before Exploit• Understanding your data• Concepts for non-linear analysis

Data Analysis PrinciplesPillar 3: Sequence Neutrality• Data-driven discovery• Concepts for forensic data analysis

Pillar 4: Data Neutrality• Harnessing data diversity• Concepts for geotemporal correlation

The Future of ABIEnabling Activity-Based Intelligence• Technology trends and gaps• Skill sets required for success• Addressing emerging needs for ABI• Developing evaluation criteria for

ABI capabilities

COURSE OUTLINE:

Understanding ABI

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Introduction to ABI• What is ABI?

How does ABI differ?• Intelligence and defense• Big Data

The History of ABIWhy ABI was developed• Discovering the “unknown unknowns”• The need for intelligence in data

disparate environments• Understanding Patterns of Life (PoL)

Evolution and growth over time• The co-evolution of technology and

analytics• From grassroots to formalized tradecraft

and methodologies

Data Preparation StrategiesPillar 1: Georeference to Discover• Enabling data discovery• Foundation for location-driven exploitation• Strategies for managing and structuring

your data

Pillar 2: Integrate Before Exploit• Understanding your data• Foundation for non-linear analysis• Strategies for focusing exploitation

Data Analysis PrinciplesPillar 3: Sequence Neutrality• Data-driven discovery• Strategies for forensic data analysis

Pillar 4: Data Neutrality• Harnessing data diversity• Strategies for geotemporal correlation

The Future of ABIAn Enabler of Analytic Modernization• How you can apply this in your

workflow• Technology trends• Evolution of methodology and tradecraft

COURSE OUTLINE:

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Communicate the concepts of ABI• Decompose an intelligence or defense mission into the four pillars of ABI• Identify suitable ABI applications and apply ABI concepts• Assess the value of ABI over other contemporary data mining and

analysis methods

• Georeferencing data for discovery• Mining value in your data• Data-driven discovery• Harnessing data diversity• Leveraging geospatial software to extract,

transform and load data


Essentials of Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI)Hands-On Course 8101 • 1 Day


Developer Path

Developing Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) ApplicationsHands-On Course 8201 • 5 Days

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Implement entity extraction techniques using Natural Language Processing• Standardize and automate the creation of geotemporal

and relational metadata sets• Apply contemporary analysis techniques to Big Data• Implement performant spatiotemporal search strategies

• Extracting, Transforming and Loading (ETL) operations on structured and unstructured text

• Storing and analyzing spatial and textual metadata

• Performance tuning with SQL and NoSQL databases

• Creating illustrative geospatial visualizations


Introduction• Principles of effective tactical data

science• Role of data science with the intelligence

production cycle• Core fundamentals of Python

Gathering and Acquiring Data• File I/O • HTTP I/O • Stream I/O

Performing Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) Operations• Geospatial transformations• Textual transformations• Imagery transformations

Storing and Accessing DataRelational storage strategies• CRUD operations with SQLite• Applying full text indexing using FTS3• Implementing geospatial indexing using

R*Trees

NoSQL storage strategies• CRUD operations with MongoDB and

Berkeley DB• Geospatial and text indexes in MongoDB

Performing Common Analysis MethodsStatistical analysis methods• Linear regression techniques using NumPy• Time series analysis techniques using pandas• K-means clustering techniques using Scikit

Geospatial analysis methods• Distance-based buffering and filtering using

Shapely• Kernel density estimation using Scikit

Human network analysis methods• Shortest and least-cost path analysis• Betweenness and closeness centrality

Displaying and Visualizing DataGIS Visualization in QGIS and Google Earth• Display vector and raster representations

using shapefiles and KMLs

Tabular data• Creating pivot tables using Microsoft Excel• Generating plots and charts using matplotlib

Deploying ABI Solutions• Client- and server-side deployments• Implementing a RESTful web service using

Bottle.py

COURSE OUTLINE:




STANDARD $5,490

GOVERNMENT $4,990




STANDARD $5,490

GOVERNMENT $4,990

Joint Developer/Analyst Workshop Capstone ScenarioIn this workshop, Analysts and Developers will confront a real-life, quick-response scenario.

• Deliver tools based on analyst requirements as driven by the scenario

• Contribute to analytic progress through capstone scenario through software tool development

• Practice extreme programming (XP) techniques in a realistic environment

• Get exposure to operational requirements and available technologies and data sources

• Engage with end users to develop a quick-turn solution to their technical challenges

• Impart technical concepts to analyst counterparts in order to explain tool function/technology options

• Experience how software development can speed up operational success

• Experiment with strategies and techniques for rapid prototyping

Cultivating Technical Programming Skills and Techniques:• Deployment and integration of Graph

Databases• On-demand and persistent analytic

modeling

Building Tools that Enable Analysts to Make Correlations Across Data Types: • Extracting relevant context from multiple

data streams• Uncovering clues from social media

sources

Developing Intangible Qualities for Technical Success• Decompose ABI analytic needs into

technical requirements• Prove your effectiveness in

high-operational temp, high-pressure environment

COURSE OUTLINE:

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Efficiently build high-impact applications alongside analysts• Decompose ABI analyst workflow into technical

requirements• Refine and improve ABI applications as mission evolves• Navigate IT and security constrained technical environments

• Implementing query strategies that enable correlation analysis

• Visualizing Patterns of Life (PoL) at scale• Rapid development of novel ETL techniques• Data modeling and multi-source

ontology development


Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) Programming in the FieldHands-On Course 8301 • 5 Days


Analyst Path

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Applying Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) MethodsHands-On Course 8205 • 5 Days

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Expand your analytic capabilities• Prepare your data to overcome challenges, resource limitations and

address new questions at the speed of mission• Uncover Patterns of Life (PoL) using ABI techniques• Apply the Four Pillars of ABI

• Analytic self-assessment – Cognitive Style• Preparing your data – Georeference to Discover• Managing your data stack – Integrate Before Exploit• Spatiotemporal correlations – Sequence Neutrality• Preparing data for integration and analysis –

Data Neutrality


Key Factors Impacting the Practice of Intelligence• Technology • Methodology • Data• Mission • Culture • Cognition• Intelligence analysis: A special type of work

Thinking About ThinkingAnalysis as forecasting and modeling• Achieving excellence in forecasting• Modeling Patterns of Life (PoL)

Forecasting and cognitive style• Cognitive style and Subject Matter Expertise

ABI as an Analytic MethodologyA strategy for addressing concurrent analytic challenges • Overcoming data sparseness• Lack of signature• Volume • Resolution • Confidence

Why activity is important?• Tuning for richness and volume• Uncovering “unknown unknowns”

Thinking About Data• Characterizing data types• Activity-based perspective on data• Optimizing resource allocation

Preparing Your Data• Georeference to discover• Integrate before exploit

Discovering Correlations through Spatiotemporal Analysis• Sequence neutrality • Data neutrality

Developing Hypotheses and Assessments• Modeling behavior• Reasoning styles

Production and BriefingDeveloping ABI products• Depicting PoL• Conveying activities of human networks

with clarity• Communicating in static vs. dynamic

formats

Delivering ABI results to stakeholders• The art of storytelling • Communicating to decision makers

COURSE OUTLINE:




STANDARD $5,490

GOVERNMENT $4,990




STANDARD $5,490

GOVERNMENT $4,990

Joint Developer/Analyst Workshop Capstone ScenarioIn this workshop, Analysts and Developers will confront a real-life, quick-response scenario.

• Develop requirements for software and automation as driven by the scenario conditions

• Evaluate and provide feedback to technical solutions provided by developers

• Integrate new software tools in your workflow to enable analytic progress

• Apply ABI analytic techniques in a realistic environment

• Get exposure to operational requirements and available technologies and data sources

• Engage with software developers to conceptualize quick-turn solutions to your technical challenges

• Impart analytical and operational concepts to developer counterparts to explain workflow options

• Experience how software development can speed up operational success

• Experiment with strategies and techniques for applying advanced ABI concepts

Cultivating Technical Analysis Skills and Techniques• Multi-source correlation analysis• Spatiotemporal analysis• Tabular visualization • Pivot tables• Link analysis strategies• Quantitative estimation• Analytic modeling• Testing multiple parallel hypotheses• Ontology design and graph analytics

Achieving Analytic Success through Correlations Across Data Types• Extracting relevant context from multiple

intelligence-reporting streams• Incorporating ground-based sensor systems

Developing Intangible Qualities• Communicating technical needs to data

scientists and software developers• Proving effectiveness in high-operational

temp, high-pressure environments• Understanding intelligence collection,

analysis, production and operations cycle

COURSE OUTLINE:

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:• Provide requirements to developers for data processing and visualization capabilities• Integrate ABI practices into field Intel-Ops cycle• Manage priorities in a resource-constrained environment• Brief the results of ABI analysis effectively to a variety of audiences• Create meaningful collection strategies to enable correlation analysis

• Communicating the ABI analyst workflow• Tailoring presentations for a range of decision makers• Developing collection strategies that maximize utility

of available resources and enable correlation analysis• Developing concise, meaningful products to

support additional analysis and drive operations


Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) Analysis in the Field Hands-On Course 8305 • 5 Days

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