CAP® - Certified Analytics Professional

INFORMS is pleased to offer the CAP® certification exam at this conference. Exam is offered the day before the conference begins -- Saturday, June 21, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Additional information will be provided upon acceptance.
Applications are open now.

Attendees of this conference qualify for a discounted, bundled rate of Conference + Certification. Contact INFORMS for more information.

Why is INFORMS Offering Analytics Certification?

Analytics certification is offered by INFORMS to provide analytics professionals with a means to distinguish themselves and demonstrate to employers, colleagues and the public that they are competent analytics professionals. Those attaining certification will be able to list "CAP®" after their names.

There is considerable market demand among employers for analytics certification. They need help with identifying and developing qualified analytics professionals. INFORMS, as the largest association in the world for those in analytics, operations research and the management sciences and dedicated to advancing the profession, is in the best possible position to offer it.

Why Should I Become Certified?

There are many good reasons to become certified. Certification can advance your career by setting you apart from the competition, enabling you to derive personal satisfaction from accomplishing a key career goal, helping to improve your overall job performance by setting you on a course for continual professional development, and recognizing the investment you have made in your career.

How do I prepare?

Keep in mind that if you consider yourself a working analytics professional, you may not have to prepare very much. Of course it can’t hurt so we have made it fairly easy and efficient to prepare. We now have available for review the beta version of the official study guide. We also have 24 sample questions available in our Candidate Handbook complete with answers and the reasoning for each right and wrong answer.

Additional Information

For more information on analytics certification, peruse the certification website and be sure to study the Candidate Handbook.

For more information please contact certification@informs.org.