Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Analyzers will often perform the following tasks:

• Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

• Preparing correspondence, reports of inspections or investigations or recommendations for action.
• Examining records, reports, or other documents to establishing facts or detecting discrepancies.
• Monitoring investigations of suspected offenders for ensuring that they are conducted in accordance with constitutional requirements.
• Collecting, identifying, evaluating, or preserving case evidence.
• Inspecting manufactured or processed products for ensuring compliance with contract specifications or legal requirements.
• Coordinating with or assisting law enforcement agencies in matters of mutual concern.
• Testifying in court or at administrative proceedings concerning investigation findings.
• Inspecting government owned equipment or materials in the possession of private contractors for ensuring compliance with contracts or regulations or for preventing misuse.
• Recommending legal or administrative action for protecting government property.
• Submitting samples of products to government laboratories for testing, as required.