Workflow stages

Intake → Online investigation → Assignment & scheduling → Preliminary investigation & surveillance plan → Field surveillance → Updates → Operational intelligence → Final report

  1. 01
    Intake
    Case manager

    Subject, client, assignment, injuries, known addresses, and instructions recorded in one structured set of case facts.

  2. 02
    Online investigation
    Online investigator

    Internet-presence and public-source research — identifiers, addresses, and online activity — surfacing findings, gaps, and questions before any field hours are spent.

  3. 03
    Assignment & scheduling
    Case manager

    Investigators assigned and the days to work the case set; the start time is whenever the investigator actually begins in the field.

  4. 04
    Preliminary investigation & surveillance plan
    Private investigator

    Before field hours are spent, the assigned PI confirms the approach — pulling case facts and online findings together and drafting the internal surveillance plan.

  5. 05
    Field surveillance
    Private investigator

    Field logs, observations, media, mileage, and continuation reasoning entered as the day unfolds, then filed as the day’s Day facts for review.

  6. 06
    Updates
    Private investigator

    Beginning-of-day, mid-day and day-end updates assembled from the surveillance record into a standardized structure.

  7. 07
    Operational intelligence
    Case manager

    The working picture of the case — confirmed details, actionable intelligence for the client, and an internal handoff note carried across reopened or shared cases.

  8. 08
    Final report
    Case manager

    Standardized report output ready for review, finalization, and client-ready delivery.

What stays human-controlled

  • Stage promotions and stops
  • Source verification of online findings
  • Field decisions and continuation reasoning
  • Report finalization and release
Example outputSetup & accessFor PI agenciesFor insurance and SIU