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Confirmation Statement on Analytics Soft Skills Certified Analytics Professional (CAP®) Credential The bottom of this form must be signed (by hand) by a contact who is familiar with your analytics work. The completed and signed form must be returned to INFORMS by the contact in one of the two methods: 1. The preferred method is for your employer to scan the completed signed form and send it as PDF to the INFORMS Certification Manager at certification@informs.org. 2. A secondary method is to return the completed signed form to INFORMS by postal mail. Please send completed forms to Certification Manager INFORMS 5521 Research Park Drive, Suite 200 Catonsville, Maryland 21228 USA Candidates should request that their contact notify them by email when the completed signed form has been returned to INFORMS. ® For further information on the CAP® credential, please visit www.INFORMS.org/certification Please PRINT the following information. TO BE COMPLETED BY CERTIFICATION APPLICANT Applicant first name Middle initial Last name Applicant job title Company/organization name Applicant email Phone number SOFT SKILLS CONFIRMATION STATEMENT As a contact for the above applicant for the Certified Analytics Profession (CAP®) credential, it is my opinion that the applicant possesses and demonstrates an acceptable level of analytical “soft skills” noted below to adequately perform the job of an analytics professional. Partnering with Business Clients: Ability to identify, establish professional relationship, and communicate with analytics clients in order to understand business needs. Framing Problems with Stakeholders: Ability to research and construct problem frames in order to understand the analysis context and scope that will provide timely, useful results. Working in Project Teams: Ability to lead and participate in multidisciplinary analytics project teams. Interviewing Subject Matter Experts: Ability to plan and conduct individual interviews with experts to gain valid information and data needed for analysis. Eliciting Information from Groups: Ability to plan and conduct group elicitation sessions with committees or other working groups to develop and assess alternatives, uncertainties, and value and risk preferences. Communicating Results to Decision Makers: Ability to explain the results and conclusions of the analytics process in both written and oral presentation formats. TO BE COMPLETED BY CONTACT Contact name (plea