CERTIFIED ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL (CAP® )

The OR Society now offers Certified Analytics Professional,

an exam-based analytics qualification established by INFORMS in the USA.

CAP is the premier global professional certification for analytics practitioners. Those who meet CAP’s
high standards and pass the rigorous exam distinguish themselves and create greater opportunities
IS CAP?

for career enhancement. Earning the CAP credential requires meeting the eligibility requirements for
WHAT

experience and education, effective mastering of “soft skills”, committing to the CAP Code of Ethics, and
passing the CAP exam. For organisations seeking to enhance their ability to transform complex data into
valuable insights and actions, CAP provides a trusted means to identify, recruit, and retain the very best
analytics talent.
WORKFORCE
CAPs IN THE

• 20% of Fortune 100 companies have at least one CAP on staff including Bank of America, General
Motors, Boeing, Chevron, DuPont, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, Chase, Lockheed Martin, UPS, and more.

• Visit www.certifiedanalytics.org to search the database for CAP professionals.

• Add CAP Preferred to your job postings to receive résumés from the most eligible
analytics professionals.

• Building Capability: CAP-accredited employees and professionals provide the unique capability to
leverage the power and promise of analytics.
BENEFITS

• Driving Credibility: Having CAP professionals on your team demonstrates you have the top talent in
place and are committed to the highest ethical standards of analytics practice.
CAP

• Creating Opportunity: Encouraging employees and professionals to pursue their CAP certification
creates new opportunities for their long-term success and provides new avenues for organisational
analytics-based growth and success.
WHY SHOULD

• Proven pre-qualified analytics talent

I HIRE CAPs?

• Improves your organisation’s analytics capability EDUCATION

ETHICS

• Maintains continuous professional development

EXAM

• Provides long-term professional growth EFFECTIVENESS

EXPERIENCE

• Increases your competitive advantage

 • Globally recognised credential based on practice of analytics professional

• Vendor and software neutral

• Created by teams of subject matter experts from practice, academia, and government

• Focused on seven domains of analytics process:

I. Business Problem Framing
II. Analytics Problem Framing
III. Data
PROGRAMME
AT A GLANCE

IV. Methodology Selection

V. Model Building
VI. Deployment
VII. Lifecycle Management

• Computer-based exam administered through the CAP test vendor network

• Managed by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Earning the CAP credential includes meeting eligibility requirements for experience and education.

DEGREE LEVEL DEGREE AREA EXPERIENCE

ELIGIBLE?
ARE YOU

MSc/MA or Higher Related Area 3 Years

BSc/BA Related Area 5 Years

BSc/BA Non-Related Area 7 Years

For ORS members, fees will be billed in sterling equivalent at the prevailing PayPal exchange rate.

Exam Fee: OR Society Member $495 £380*

Exam Fee: Nonmembers $695 £533*

Annual Maintenance Fee

$100 £77*
Payable beginning 4th year of certification

Member Re-examination Fee $300 £230*

FEES AND
PRICING

Nonmember Re-examination Fee $400 £307*

Processing Fee on Approved Refunds $100 £77*

Appeals Processing Fee $150 £115*

*GBP conversion estimated as at 6 September 2017.

The Operational Research Society

www.theorsociety.com/cap
Office: 0121 233 9300
CAP®
INFO

For more information about the CAP programme

Visit: www.certifiedanalytics.org.
Email: info@certifiedanalytics.org