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CAP-Expert Exam Blueprint
INFORMS conducted a Job Task Analysis (JTA) in 2024 which produced the INFORMS Analytics Framework, a comprehensive list of responsibilities and tasks necessary for successful analytics projects.
The CAP-Expert exam blueprint represents the advance level subtasks within the INFORMS Analytics Framework and is a delineation of common or typical tasks performed by advanced Analytics Professionals across the complete analytics life cycle. The blueprint defines the current knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be demonstrated by analytics professionals to conduct effective and successful analytics projects. INFORMS upholds stringent guidelines for the construction of our certification exams. A panel of subject matter experts (SMEs) with diverse analytics backgrounds collaborated to develop the lists of tasks performed by advanced-level analysts on the job, tasks that lead to analytics project success. The KSAs were validated by a larger audience of experts and rated for their frequency of use and importance to analytics project success. This “blueprint” outlines the domain knowledge tested on the INFORMS CAP-Expert (CAP-X) examination.
Domain I
Business Problem (Question) Framing
The business problem (question) framing domain includes activities related to understanding the business problem and evaluating the scope of the problem.
16% Domain Weight
Domain II
Analytics Problem Framing
The analytics problem framing domain includes activities related to understanding and framing the business problem (question) as an analytics problem.
17% Domain Weight
Domain III
Data
The data domain includes activities related to identifying what data is needed and available, manipulating data so as to render it usable to find the answer to an analytics problem, and the required documentation and reporting needs.
21% Domain Weight
Domain IV
Methodolgy (Approach) Framing
The methodology (approach) selection domain includes activities related to selecting the methods/techniques, software and tools that will enable analytics problem solutions.
13% Domain Weight
Domain V
Analytics/Model Development
The analytics/ model development domain includes activities related to identifying, using, calibrating, and integrating models as well as the documentation of the model and communication of findings.
16% Domain Weight
Domain VI
Deployment
The deployment domain includes activities related to the delivery of the analytics solution and requirements to support the deployment into the business.
10% Domain Weight
Domain VII
Analytics Solution Lifecycle Management
The analytics solution lifecycle management domain includes activities related to continuous oversight and calibration and training activities to ensure the analytics solution continues to function as planned and returns valid answers.
7% Domain Weight
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