CAP UPDAT E
CAP Special
Supplement
This issue includes a special
supplement, “Certified
Analytics Professional
Candidate Handbook”
(second edition).
To view it, click here.
by requiring applicants to provide validation of these
skills, this measure is currently qualitative and certainly bears further investigation by employers. The
nature of the depth and breadth of skills needed in a
given position merits more targeted interview questions by the potential employer.
Finally, even more intangible considerations such
as attitude and fit are far beyond the scope of a certification exam and up to each employer to find other
ways to assess.
The benefits of hiring Certified Analytics Professionals certainly go beyond just having the right person
on the job. Certified employees elevate the credentials
of an organization and improve customer confidence.
For example, a CAP-credentialed senior analyst with
the Coast Guard Research and Development Center,
while helping work up a new center for analysis to full
operational capability, indicated that certification would
increase the credibility of his organization and the important work it is doing. Consulting firms in particular
have shown strong interest in the program as a way to
illustrate to their customers the quality of their bench.
It’s clear that the benefits of hiring certified CAPs extend beyond the internal needs of the organization and
extend to the perception of it by external stakeholders.
For more information about the CAP program,
visit the website or contact Dr. Louise Wehrle,
INFORMS Certification Manager, certification@
informs.org, 443-757-3599.
Polly Mitchell-Guthrie is lead strategist and customer liaison for
advanced analytics at SAS and vice-chair of the ACB. She is a
member of INFORMS. Scott Nestler, CAP is an Army operations
research analyst and chair of the INFORMS Analytics Certification
Board (ACB). He is a member of INFORMS.
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