▁response ▁to ▁leadership ▁declaration ▁requirements ▁to ▁inform ▁decision ▁making . ▁Ass ess ment ▁may ▁be ▁executed ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁state , ▁military ▁or ▁commercial ▁organisation ▁with ▁ranges ▁of ▁information ▁sources ▁available ▁to ▁each . ▁ ▁An ▁intelligence ▁assess ment ▁reviews ▁available ▁information ▁and ▁previous ▁assess ments ▁for ▁relev ance ▁and ▁currency . ▁Where ▁there ▁requires ▁additional ▁information , ▁the ▁anal yst ▁may ▁direct ▁some ▁collection . ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁studies ▁is ▁the ▁academic ▁field ▁concerning ▁intelligence ▁assess ment , ▁especially ▁rel ating ▁to ▁international ▁relations ▁and ▁military ▁science . ▁ ▁Process ▁▁ ▁Int elligence ▁assess ment ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁customer ▁requirement ▁or ▁need , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁standing ▁requirement ▁or ▁tail ored ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁circumst ance ▁or ▁a ▁Request ▁for ▁Information ▁( R FI ). ▁The ▁" require ment " ▁is ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁assess ing ▁ag ency ▁and ▁worked ▁through ▁the ▁intelligence ▁cycle , ▁a ▁struct ured ▁method ▁for ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁R FI . ▁ ▁The ▁R FI ▁may ▁indicate ▁in ▁what ▁format ▁the ▁request er ▁pre fers ▁to ▁consume ▁the ▁product . ▁ ▁The ▁R FI ▁is ▁review ed ▁by ▁a ▁Re quire ments ▁Manager , ▁who ▁will ▁then ▁direct ▁appropriate ▁tasks ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁request . ▁This ▁will ▁involve ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁existing ▁material , ▁the ▁task ing ▁of ▁new ▁analyt ical ▁product ▁or ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁new ▁information ▁to ▁inform ▁an ▁analysis . ▁ ▁New ▁information ▁may ▁be ▁collected ▁through ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁collection ▁discipl ines ; ▁human