Seeing as we've meandered on to ISTAR, I have to say that I'm slightly confused by the current fad amongst the high paid help for 'end-to-end ISTAR'.
From what I can gather, this takes the intelligence cycle (note the word cycle) and stretches it out into a linear process. Now unless I am mistaken, the whole point behind the intelligence cycle is that it allows the decision makers to evaluate what has been produced / happened and then adjust their COAs or plans accordingly, feeding back into the next iteration of the cycle.
So where is the evaluation process in a linear system such as 'end-to-end ISTAR'? Does it all just drop off the edge when you have taken out your target, gathered your information? Surely ISTAR should become I-STAR to denote the 2 separate processes: One - the I, being a cyclical J2 based process that is reviewed and adjusted on a constant basis, feeding into the other - the STAR, a linear J3-orientated process.
Or have I just missed the point completely and go climb back into my basha?