CDASA I: Analytic Design Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

CDASA I: Analytic Design Exam 2025
Questions and Answers


Issue development - --CORRECT ANSWER--Start with understanding the

client's requirements to identify relevant topics, issues, and intelligence gaps that

break down into specific questions that can be analyzed.

Framing (Phase 1) - --CORRECT ANSWER--During this phase, the intelligence

question is being developed and idea generation takes place

Framing (Phase 1) - --CORRECT ANSWER--The end result is a Provisional

Primary Intelligence Question

Framing (Phase 1) - --CORRECT ANSWER--Three (3) components in this phase:

•Client Requirement

•Question Crafting

•Scoping

Client Requirement - --CORRECT ANSWER--Ensure proposed question is

aligned with client information needs and gaps




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, Client Requirement - --CORRECT ANSWER--Understand the client's roles and

decisions through liaisons, published sources, and senior analytic management

Question Crafting - --CORRECT ANSWER--Refines the language and structure

of the question to mitigate bias and guide objective analysis

Question Crafting - --CORRECT ANSWER--A good question doesn't presume an

outcome, allows for multiple answers, and is as expansive as necessary for the

client

Scoping - --CORRECT ANSWER--Develop critical subquestions that provide

relevant context for the primary question and encourage inclusive thinking

Scoping - --CORRECT ANSWER--Uses tools such as decomposition, categorical

thinking, and POP

Scoping - --CORRECT ANSWER--Determine the order of analysis for

subquestions and research topics

Knowledge Review (Phase 2) - --CORRECT ANSWER--During this phase, a Key

Assumptions Checkis conducted with regard to the Provisional Primary

Intelligence Question

Knowledge Review (Phase 2) - --CORRECT ANSWER--Three (3) components in

this phase:

•Available Knowledge




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