White Paper

Certified
Pega Business Architect
EXAM BLUEPRINT
 Copyright 2015
Pegasystems Inc., Cambridge, MA
All rights reserved.

This document describes products and services of Pegasystems Inc. It may contain trade secrets and proprietary
information. The document and product are protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting their
use, copying, distribution, or transmittal in any form without prior written authorization of Pegasystems Inc.

This document is current as of the date of publication only. Changes in the document may be made from time to time
at the discretion of Pegasystems. This document remains the property of Pegasystems and must be returned to it
upon request. This document does not imply any commitment to offer or deliver the products or services provided.

This document may include references to Pegasystems product features that have not been licensed by your
company. If you have questions about whether a particular capability is included in your installation, please consult
your Pegasystems service consultant.

PegaRULES, Process Commander, SmartBPM and the Pegasystems logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Pegasystems Inc. All other product names, logos and symbols may be registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

Although Pegasystems Inc. strives for accuracy in its publications, any publication may contain inaccuracies or
typographical errors. This document or Help System could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
Changes are periodically added to the information herein. Pegasystems Inc. may make improvements and/or changes
in the information described herein at any time.

This document is the property of:

Pegasystems Inc.
1 Rogers Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: (617) 374-9600
Fax: (617) 374-9620
www.pega.com

Document: Pega Certified Pega Business Architect Exam Blueprint

Updated: January 27, 2015
The Pegasyste
P ems Certiffied Profe
essional P
Program
The Pegasystems Certified Professsional Program
m has created a worldwide ccommunity of thousands of
Certifie
ed Professiona
als, drawn by a commitmentt to excel in th
heir ability to d
deliver world class Pega
applica
ations.

When a Pega Business Architect pa

articipates in the
t design and
d development of a Pega application there
e
are fun
ndamental, esssential Pega sk
kills and know
wledge areas th
hat must be ap
pplied to ensu
ure success. It is
these skills
s and know
wledge areas that form the basis
b of the ce
ertification exa
am.

Thus, Pegasystems
P iss committed to
o providing yo
ou the training
g, tools, and kn
nowledge that you need to
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.

The exam is based upon the know

wledge areas ne
ecessary for a Pega Businesss Architect to be able to
particip
pate in the succcessful design
n and develop
pment of Pega applications.

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
n

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 Test Domains

The table below lists the test domains and the extent to which they are represented as an estimated
percentage of test items.

Test Domains % of Exam

Application Design 31.4%
Case Design 28.6%
UI Design 14.3%
Data Modeling 4.3%
Automating Business Policies 17.1%
Reporting 4.3%
Total 100%

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.

Test item formats used in this examination are:

Multiple Choice Select one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.
Multiple Responses Select more than one option that best answers the question or completes a
statement. The text states how many options are correct, such as Choose two.
Sample Directions Read the statement or question. From the response options, select the
option(s) that represent the most correct or best answer(s) given the information provided.
True/False Read the statement or question. Select either true or false as the answer.

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

Automating Business Policies

Available decision rule types
Decision tables
Decision trees
When rules
Using decision rules in applications
Declarative processing
Service Levels
Sending correspondence from flows
Delegating rules to the business and Build for Change

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