Earn the CAP®
Those who meet CAP's high standards and pass the rigorous exam distinguish themselves and create greater opportunities for career enhancement.
Earning the CAP® credential requires meeting eligibility requirements for experience and education, effective mastering of "soft skills," committing to the CAP® Code of Ethics, and passing the CAP® exam.
Once your application to become a CAP has been submitted, reviewed, and accepted, you will be able to take the exam at one of our computer-based testing centers around the world.
More information about the CAP, including a sample exam and the CAP Study Guide, is available by
registering here. There is also a offered by INFORMS to help applicants prepare for the exam.



PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

- Stands for Certified Analytics Professional
- Portable credential based on practice of analytics professional
- Vendor and software neutral: sponsored by INFORMS, a neutral third party
- Created by teams of subject matter experts from practice, academe, government
- Focused on 7 domains of analytics process: 1. Business Problem Framing, 2. Analytics Problem Framing, 3. Data, 4. Methodology Selection, 5. Model Building, 6. Deployment, 7. Lifecycle Management
- Available since April 2013
- Global reach through computer-based testing
- Must have education & experience & agree to ethics code
- Confirmation of soft skills and provision of transcript can be done after exam
- Base price is $495 INFORMS member, $695 nonmembers
- Renew every three years with professional development units