Pega CPBA study guide
Pega CPBA · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Certified Pega Business Architect (CPBA) is a Pega Academy certification aimed at business analysts and business architects who participate in designing and building a Pega application by translating business objectives and requirements into a working solution. The Version 8.6 exam, code PEGAPCBA86V1, is described by Pega Academy as a beginner-level English-language exam that applies to Pega Platform 8.6. The Pega CPBA study guide has 8 sections and about 2,323 words.
01Pega Express Methodology
Pega Express Methodology questions check whether you can frame work around business outcomes rather than a requirements list. The exam expects you to know the four phases - Discover, Define, Build, Evolve - and the artifacts each produces: personas, microjourneys, case types, and a minimum lovable product (MLP) scope.
317 words, about 2 min02Case Management
Case Management questions test whether you can model a business transaction as a case lifecycle: case type → stages → processes → steps. You must distinguish design-time structure from run-time status and choose the right routing, service level, and child-case pattern.
298 words, about 1 min03Data and Integration
Data and Integration questions check that you can separate case data from reusable reference data, choose a data source, and map external responses into case properties without creating brittle integrations. Data types model reusable business objects (Customer, Address); properties hold values on cases or data pages.
304 words, about 2 min04Security
Security questions test the separation of authentication, authorization, and data protection. You should know how operator IDs, access groups, roles, Access of Role to Object (ARO) rules, and attribute-based policies combine.
277 words, about 1 min05User Experience
User Experience questions check whether you can design a case-working interface around a persona's task, using Pega's views and layouts, responsive behavior, and clear validation rather than exposing the data model. Design from the persona and microjourney outward: what the user must decide, see, and do at each step.
290 words, about 1 min06Application Development
Application Development questions test the rule-based architecture: class structure, rulesets, application stack, rule resolution, and the DevOps and testing practices that keep an application maintainable. Applications are built from rules that apply to classes; the class hierarchy typically separates Work-, Data-, and Integration- classes.
275 words, about 1 min07Reporting
Reporting questions test whether you can choose the right report type, source, and aggregation for a business question, and secure and schedule the result without harming application performance. A Report Definition is the reusable rule behind a report; it defines source class, columns, filters, sorting, and grouping.
284 words, about 1 min08Mobility
Mobility questions test whether you can deliver a usable field or customer experience on a device, including responsive design, offline behavior, synchronization, and app distribution. A mobile app in Pega is configured as an application channel with branding, navigation, and device capabilities; it is not just a small browser window.
278 words, about 1 min