Running national security is like executing a Business Intelligence program

Saw this picture of Obama surrounded by the security team.

Looks a lot like a BI program initiative:

* Interconnected: Multiple inter-connected functional groups in a business unit

* Collaboration: Each group has its own agenda, but must collaborate with other groups to achieve the goal

* Vision: Each group has its own view of the "world", yet select few see the complete picture

* Leadership: Someone must make the call when there is a stalemate

* Prioritization: Constantly reprioritize as new information comes in

* Impact: Doing nothing has a disastrous impact

* Behavior:

>> Some treat it like a project and have an end in mind, others know that this is a continuous program

>> Some are overly optimistic, many are pessimistic. Realistic people are needed instead.