Prioritized collection requirements

Closely related to the earlier-discussed Focused Collection Requirements (FCRs), in Chapter 3, Guidance and Policies, PCRs are collection requirements created by a collection management function that align to requirements that intelligence consumers need to be addressed. They are specifically aligned to an organization's prioritized and stated need for data defined in the intelligence requirements. FCRs and PCRs differ in the sense of the audience that consumes the collection data and the scope of that information. FCRs are typically meant to inform internal CTI key stakeholders, whereas PCRs are typically shared externally to the CTI function, such as with the information security or network engineering departments or even executives who may have specific requests for collection as a key stakeholder.

From a collection management perspective, PCRs help guide and drive CTI analysts and researchers toward collection goals to serve their customers...