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Certification Exam

Certified Pega Business Architect

50 Questions

1 hr 30 mins

Passing Score: 70%

Beginner Platform Pega Platform Pega Platform 8.6 English

The Certified Pega Business Architect (CPBA) Version 8.6 certification concentrates on the ability to participate in the design and construction of a Pega application, by incorporating business objectives and requirements. The CPBA Version 8.6 exam includes scenario questions, multiple-choice questions, and drag/drop items. If multiple answers are required, the text states how many responses are needed.

Exam Code: PEGAPCBA86V1

Languages: English | French | German | Japanese | Portuguese-Brazilian | Spanish

Retirement date: September 30, 2022

Prerequisites

Business Architect

Exam topics (% of exam)

Pega Express Methodology (12%)
Describe the four phases of a Pega Express Delivery and terminology
Articulate the benefits and best practices of Pega Express delivery
Fill the backlog with stories that are ready to be built; user stories
Describe the process and benefits of Directly Capture Objectives (DCO)
Document decisions and actions to confirm the technical architecture
Case Management (40%)
Design a case lifecycle: stages, case statuses, add instructions to assignments
Add a service level agreement: urgency, goals, deadlines
Route assignments to users, work queues
Design an approval process
Configure and send email correspondence
Identify duplicate cases
Add optional actions to a workflow
Understand when to use automation shapes
Skip a stage or process
Create a child case
Automate workflow decisions using conditions
Pause and resume case processing; wait steps
Automate decisions using decision tables
Data and Integration (16%)
Configure data types, create data objects, data relationships, and field types
Identify and create calculated values
Identify the role of data records in applications
Validate data; create and configure data validation rules using business logic
Capture and present data; fields and views
Security (2%)
Manage user and role assignments
User Experience (8%)
Customize user interface elements; dashboards, portal content, configure action sets
Application Development (8%)
Manage application development; user stories, feedback, bugs
Use the Estimator to scope a Pega Platform project
Reporting (8%)
Create business reports
Identify types of reports
Use columns and filters
Describe the benefits of using Insights
Mobility (6%)
Configure mobile app channels
Use of Pega Mobile Preview

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