Pega CPBA

It is proctored by Pearson VUE. You create a Pearson VUE account if you do not already have one and register through the Pearson VUE site. Two delivery options exist: sitting the exam at a test center, or taking it via Online Proctored delivery, for example in a quiet, uninterrupted room at home or in the office, proctored via webcam.

Pega Academy lists 50 questions, a time limit of 1 hour 30 minutes, and a passing score of 70%. Because the time budget works out to roughly under two minutes per question, practice pacing yourself on scenario items, which take longer to read than straightforward multiple-choice questions.

Pega Academy lists the exam in English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese-Brazilian, and Spanish. The certification description itself is marked as an English resource, so if you test in another language, make sure your study materials and your comfort with English Pega terminology are both adequate before scheduling.

Case Management dominates at 40% of the exam, so case lifecycle design, service level agreements, routing to users and work queues, approvals, correspondence, child cases, and automation shapes deserve the largest share of study time. Data and Integration follows at 16%, Pega Express Methodology at 12%, then User Experience, Application Development, and Reporting at 8% each, Mobility at 6%, and Security at 2%.

The Pega Academy exam page lists a retirement date of September 30, 2022 for the CPBA Version 8.6 exam, code PEGAPCBA86V1. Before you pay for preparation materials or book a seat, check Pega Academy's certification pages for the current version and confirm with Pearson VUE that the exam can still be scheduled.

Pega Academy labels it beginner level, but the 70% passing score and the scenario-style items mean surface familiarity is not enough. Candidates who have only watched videos often struggle to reason about stage skipping, wait steps, or routing choices. Hands-on practice building a case type in a Pega Platform instance is the most reliable way to close that gap.

Start with Pega Express Methodology so you understand phases, the backlog, user stories, and Directly Capture Objectives. Move next to Case Management, the largest domain, then Data and Integration. Finish with the smaller domains: User Experience, Application Development, Reporting, Mobility, and Security. This order builds vocabulary before the design detail that depends on it.

Under-preparing Case Management is the biggest risk, since it is 40% of the exam. Others misread multi-answer items and select too few or too many responses instead of using the stated count, or memorize terminology without being able to apply it to a scenario. Skimming drag/drop items also costs easy points.

The Pega Academy exam page reproduced here does not state a retake policy, waiting period, or fee for the CPBA exam. Treat those details as unconfirmed and verify them with Pearson VUE or Pega Academy support before you rely on a specific retake timeline when planning your schedule.