CAP Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatMisMtheMfirstMstepMinManManalyticsMproject?M-
MAnswerMTheMfirstMstepMisMframingMtheMbusinessMproblem.
WhatMareMtheMobjectivesMofMframingMtheMbusinessMproblem?M-
MAnswerMTheMobjectivesMareMobtainingMorMreceivingMtheMproblemMstatementMandMusa
bilityMrequirements,MidentifyingMstakeholders,MdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMame
nableMtoManManalyticsMsolution,MrefiningMtheMproblemMstatementMandMdelineatingMconst
raints,MdefiningManMinitialMsetMofMbusinessMbenefits,MandMobtainingMstakeholderMagreem
entMonMtheMbusinessMproblemMstatement.
WhatMareMtheMcomponentsMofMaMbusinessMproblemMstatement?M-
MAnswerMTheMcomponentsMareMdescribingMaMbusinessMopportunityMorMthreatMorManMis
sueMinMbroadMterms,MidentifyingMlanguageMandMkeyMtermsMusedMbyMtheMclientMfirm,M
andMgettingMdefinitionsMofMallMtermsMused.
WhyMisMitMimportantMtoMconsiderMtheMindividualMlensesMusedMbyMclientMfirmMrepresen
tativesMinMreportingMproblems?M-
MAnswerMItMisMimportantMbecauseMtheirMviewsMmayMhaveMaMgoodMdegreeMofMvarianc
eMregardingMcausesMandMeffects,MandMthusMmayMobscureMtheMrealMissues.
WhatMisMtheMfiveMW'sMframeworkMforMframingMaMbusinessMopportunityMorMproblem?M
-
MAnswerMTheMframeworkMconsistsMofMtheMfollowingMquestions:MWhoMareMtheMstakehol
ders?MWhatMproblem/functionMisMtheMprojectMmeantMtoMsolve/perform?MWhereMdoesMt
heMproblemMoccurMorMwhereMdoesMtheMfunctionMneedMtoMbeMperformed?MWhenMdoe
sMtheMproblemMoccur,MorMfunctionMneedMtoMbeMperformed?MWhyMdoesMtheMproblem
Moccur,MorMfunctionMneedMtoMoccur?
WhoMareMtheMstakeholders?M-
MAnswerMStakeholdersMareManyoneMaffectedMbyMtheMproject,MnotMjustMthoseMinMtheMi
nitialMmeetings,MandMtheyMmayMhaveMdifferentMlevelsMofMinputMorMinvolvementMduring
MtheMproject.
WhatMdoesMaMstakeholderManalysisMhelpMidentify?M-
MAnswerMItMhelpsMidentifyMtheMinterestsMofMallMstakeholdersMwhoMmayMaffectMorMbe
MaffectedMbyMtheMproject,MalongMwithMtheirMconstraints,MpotentialMissuesMthatMcouldM
disruptMtheMproject,MkeyMpeopleMforMinformationMdistributionMduringMexecutionMphase,M
, groupsMthatMshouldMbeMencouragedMtoMparticipateMinMdifferentMstagesMofMtheMproject,
McommunicationMplanningMandMstakeholderMmanagementMstrategiesMduringMtheMprojectM
planningMphase,MandMwaysMtoMreduceMpotentialMnegativeMimpactsMandMmanageMnegativ
eMstakeholders.
WhyMisMdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMamenableMtoManManalyticsMsolutionMimp
ortant?M-
MAnswerMItMisMimportantMtoMfigureMoutMifMthisMproblemMisMlikelyMtoMhaveManManaly
ticsMsolutionMbeforeMmoreMtimeMandMmoneyMisMspentMonMsolvingMit.
WhatMareMtheMfourMcriteriaMforMdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMamenableMtoM
anManalyticsMsolution?M-
MAnswerMTheMcriteriaMareMwhetherMtheManswerMandMtheMchangeMprocessMtoMgetMthe
reMlieMwithinMtheMorganization'sMcontrol,MwhetherMtheMrequisiteMdataMexistMorMcanMb
eMobtained,MwhetherMtheMlikelyMproblemMcanMbeMsolvedMand/orMmodeled,MandMwheth
erMtheMorganizationMcanMacceptMandMdeployMtheManswer.
WhatMshouldManMethicalManalystMdoMifMthereMisn'tMaMfeasibleMwayMforward?M-
MAnswerMAnMethicalManalystMwillMsayMsoMtoMtheMkeyMstakeholders.
WhatMcouldMbeMaMsolutionMforMimprovingMtheMSeattleMplant'sMprocess?M-
MAnswerMUsingMmathematicalMoptimizationMsoftwareMtoMimproveMtheMplant'sMprocessMc
ouldMbeMaMsolution.
WhatMisMnecessaryMforMtheMmathematicalMoptimizationMsoftwareMtoMworkMinMimproving
MtheMSeattleMplant'sMprocess?M-
MAnswerMDataMexistMonMinputsMandMoutputsMforMeachMstepMinMtheMplantMprocess,Ma
ndMtheMstakeholdersMareMwillingMtoMacceptMnewMwaysMofMoperatingMthatMwon'tMnece
ssarilyMmatchMcurrentMworkMpoliciesMandMprocedures.
WhyMmightMitMbeMnecessaryMtoMrefineMtheMproblemMstatement?M-
MAnswerMItMmayMbeMnecessaryMtoMrefineMtheMproblemMstatementMtoMmakeMitMmore
Maccurate,MmoreMappropriateMtoMtheMstakeholders,MorMmoreMamenableMtoMavailableMa
nalyticMtools/methods.
WhatMconstraintsMcouldMbeMpresentMinMaMproject?M-
MAnswerMAnalytical,Mfinancial,MorMpoliticalMconstraintsMcouldMbeMpresentMinMaMproject.
Updated 2026
WhatMisMtheMfirstMstepMinManManalyticsMproject?M-
MAnswerMTheMfirstMstepMisMframingMtheMbusinessMproblem.
WhatMareMtheMobjectivesMofMframingMtheMbusinessMproblem?M-
MAnswerMTheMobjectivesMareMobtainingMorMreceivingMtheMproblemMstatementMandMusa
bilityMrequirements,MidentifyingMstakeholders,MdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMame
nableMtoManManalyticsMsolution,MrefiningMtheMproblemMstatementMandMdelineatingMconst
raints,MdefiningManMinitialMsetMofMbusinessMbenefits,MandMobtainingMstakeholderMagreem
entMonMtheMbusinessMproblemMstatement.
WhatMareMtheMcomponentsMofMaMbusinessMproblemMstatement?M-
MAnswerMTheMcomponentsMareMdescribingMaMbusinessMopportunityMorMthreatMorManMis
sueMinMbroadMterms,MidentifyingMlanguageMandMkeyMtermsMusedMbyMtheMclientMfirm,M
andMgettingMdefinitionsMofMallMtermsMused.
WhyMisMitMimportantMtoMconsiderMtheMindividualMlensesMusedMbyMclientMfirmMrepresen
tativesMinMreportingMproblems?M-
MAnswerMItMisMimportantMbecauseMtheirMviewsMmayMhaveMaMgoodMdegreeMofMvarianc
eMregardingMcausesMandMeffects,MandMthusMmayMobscureMtheMrealMissues.
WhatMisMtheMfiveMW'sMframeworkMforMframingMaMbusinessMopportunityMorMproblem?M
-
MAnswerMTheMframeworkMconsistsMofMtheMfollowingMquestions:MWhoMareMtheMstakehol
ders?MWhatMproblem/functionMisMtheMprojectMmeantMtoMsolve/perform?MWhereMdoesMt
heMproblemMoccurMorMwhereMdoesMtheMfunctionMneedMtoMbeMperformed?MWhenMdoe
sMtheMproblemMoccur,MorMfunctionMneedMtoMbeMperformed?MWhyMdoesMtheMproblem
Moccur,MorMfunctionMneedMtoMoccur?
WhoMareMtheMstakeholders?M-
MAnswerMStakeholdersMareManyoneMaffectedMbyMtheMproject,MnotMjustMthoseMinMtheMi
nitialMmeetings,MandMtheyMmayMhaveMdifferentMlevelsMofMinputMorMinvolvementMduring
MtheMproject.
WhatMdoesMaMstakeholderManalysisMhelpMidentify?M-
MAnswerMItMhelpsMidentifyMtheMinterestsMofMallMstakeholdersMwhoMmayMaffectMorMbe
MaffectedMbyMtheMproject,MalongMwithMtheirMconstraints,MpotentialMissuesMthatMcouldM
disruptMtheMproject,MkeyMpeopleMforMinformationMdistributionMduringMexecutionMphase,M
, groupsMthatMshouldMbeMencouragedMtoMparticipateMinMdifferentMstagesMofMtheMproject,
McommunicationMplanningMandMstakeholderMmanagementMstrategiesMduringMtheMprojectM
planningMphase,MandMwaysMtoMreduceMpotentialMnegativeMimpactsMandMmanageMnegativ
eMstakeholders.
WhyMisMdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMamenableMtoManManalyticsMsolutionMimp
ortant?M-
MAnswerMItMisMimportantMtoMfigureMoutMifMthisMproblemMisMlikelyMtoMhaveManManaly
ticsMsolutionMbeforeMmoreMtimeMandMmoneyMisMspentMonMsolvingMit.
WhatMareMtheMfourMcriteriaMforMdeterminingMwhetherMtheMproblemMisMamenableMtoM
anManalyticsMsolution?M-
MAnswerMTheMcriteriaMareMwhetherMtheManswerMandMtheMchangeMprocessMtoMgetMthe
reMlieMwithinMtheMorganization'sMcontrol,MwhetherMtheMrequisiteMdataMexistMorMcanMb
eMobtained,MwhetherMtheMlikelyMproblemMcanMbeMsolvedMand/orMmodeled,MandMwheth
erMtheMorganizationMcanMacceptMandMdeployMtheManswer.
WhatMshouldManMethicalManalystMdoMifMthereMisn'tMaMfeasibleMwayMforward?M-
MAnswerMAnMethicalManalystMwillMsayMsoMtoMtheMkeyMstakeholders.
WhatMcouldMbeMaMsolutionMforMimprovingMtheMSeattleMplant'sMprocess?M-
MAnswerMUsingMmathematicalMoptimizationMsoftwareMtoMimproveMtheMplant'sMprocessMc
ouldMbeMaMsolution.
WhatMisMnecessaryMforMtheMmathematicalMoptimizationMsoftwareMtoMworkMinMimproving
MtheMSeattleMplant'sMprocess?M-
MAnswerMDataMexistMonMinputsMandMoutputsMforMeachMstepMinMtheMplantMprocess,Ma
ndMtheMstakeholdersMareMwillingMtoMacceptMnewMwaysMofMoperatingMthatMwon'tMnece
ssarilyMmatchMcurrentMworkMpoliciesMandMprocedures.
WhyMmightMitMbeMnecessaryMtoMrefineMtheMproblemMstatement?M-
MAnswerMItMmayMbeMnecessaryMtoMrefineMtheMproblemMstatementMtoMmakeMitMmore
Maccurate,MmoreMappropriateMtoMtheMstakeholders,MorMmoreMamenableMtoMavailableMa
nalyticMtools/methods.
WhatMconstraintsMcouldMbeMpresentMinMaMproject?M-
MAnswerMAnalytical,Mfinancial,MorMpoliticalMconstraintsMcouldMbeMpresentMinMaMproject.
