Analytics Certification

Certification

Coming April 7, 2013...

Members and others interested in becoming a Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) make plans now to take the profession's first general analytics certification exam. Offered Sunday morning, April 7 preceding INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and Operations Research, April 7-9, 2013, San Antonio, Texas.

Cost of Certification

  • $495 – individual INFORMS members
  • $695 – individual non-members
  • Bundled rates with INFORMS meetings are also available.  Contact INFORMS for more information.

Benefits of Certification

  • ORMS Certification Article Advances your career potential by setting you apart from the competition
  • Drives personal satisfaction of accomplishing a key career milestone
  • Helps improve your overall job performance by stressing continuing professional development
  • Recognizes that you have invested in your analytics career by pursuing this rigorous credential
  • Boosts your salary potential by being viewed as experienced analytics professional
  • Shows competence in the principles and practice of analytics
  • Demonstrates commitment to the field
  • Proves to stakeholders that your organization follows industry-standard analytics practice

 Eligibility

  • BA/BS or MA/MS degree
  • At least five years of analytics work-related experience for BA/BS holder in a related area, or
  • At least three years of analytics work-related experience for MA/MS (or higher) holder in a related area, or
  • At least seven years of analytics work-related experience for BA/BS (or higher) holder in an unrelated area
  • Verification of soft skills/provision of business value by employer
CAP

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) Program
Conducted by INFORMS
For more information, contact INFORMS.

Analytics Certification Video



Certification Task Force

Terry Harrison (Penn State)
Lisa Kart (Gartner)
Bill Klimack (Chevron)
David Leonhardi (Boeing)
Jack Levis (UPS)
Vijay Mehrotra (Univ of San Fran)
Polly Mitchell-Guthrie (SAS)
Scott Nestler (Naval Postgraduate School)
Michael Rappa (NC State/Inst. Adv. Analytics)
Barry Thomas (Univ of Iowa)

Print out CAP brochure

2013 CAP Exam Schedule

Calendar APR 7.

Precedes INFORMS Analytics Conference, April 7-9, San Antonio, TX

Calendar OCT 5. 

 
Precedes INFORMS Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-9, Minneapolis, MN