Certified
Pega Business Architect
EXAM BLUEPRINT
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Thus, Pegasystems
P iss committed to
o providing yo
ou the training
g, tools, and kn
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achieve
e Certification as a Pega Bussiness Architecct.
Path to the Pe
ega Busine
ess Archittect Certiffication
Abou
ut the Exa
am Blueprrint
The pu
urpose of the blueprint
b is to provide you with
w a roadmap
p of the Pega Business Arch
hitect
Certificcation exam co
ontent to allow
w you to better prepare for tthe exam.
The blu
ueprint include
es test domain
n weighting, te ontent. The topics and
est objectives, and topical co
concep
pts are include
ed to clarify the
e test objectives.
Candid
dates are teste
ed on their:
Ab
bility to analyze
e, design and create
c businesss requiremen
nts and specifications/use ca
ases
Ab
bility to undersstand and/or apply
a key conccepts and tech niques in the design and co
onstruction of
the
e componentss of a multi-pro
ocess application
Ab
bility to undersstand and apply Pega application design p
principles on p
projects
Ab
bility to undersstand the voca
abulary around
d requirementt gathering and specification
n/use case
cre
eation within the
t context of building a Peg
ga multi-proce
ess application
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Prere
equisites
The suggested training prerequisittes for this cerrtification leve l are:
Bu
usiness Archite
ect Essentials or
o Business Esssentials for Te
echnical Archittects and Syste
em Architect
Esssentials
Experience gathering requirem
ments or build
ding Use casess
1
The skills and knowledge areas measured by this exam are derived directly from the content of these
courses.
Exam Format
The exam consists of 73 multiple choice questions with three questions that are experimental items and
are not scored. You are given 90 minutes to complete the exam and the Non-Disclosure Agreement
(NDA) requirement. A passing score of 70% is needed to be recognized as a Certified Pega Business
Architect (CPBA).
Question Format
The examinee selects from one or more response options to answer a question. A response is
considered correct when it accurately completes the statement or answers the question. Distracters or
incorrect answers are plausible response options that examinees with incomplete knowledge are likely
to choose.
2
Test Topics
Application Design
Class structure and rulesets
Application Express
Requirements and specifications
Direct Capture of Objectives
Pega application development guardrails
Business Architect responsibilities
The 6 Rs
Case Design
Case steps and stages
Cases and sub cases
Flow rules
Sub flows
Flow shapes and their uses
Work status
UI Design
Basic UI rules and their uses
Harness
Flow Action
Section
UI wireframes
Layouts and their uses
UI Controls
Data Modeling
Using properties to store data
Available property types
Available property modes
3
Reporting
Using the Report Browser
Using the Report Editor to create or modify reports
Report types and capabilities
List-type reports
Summarized reports
Charting
Using application data in reports