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Certified Pega
Customer Service
Business Architect
EXAM BLUEPRINT

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Document: Certified Customer Service Business Architect Exam Blueprint

Updated: January 26, 2015

The Peg
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Path to
o the Custtomer Serrvice Busin
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About the
t Exam Blueprint
The purpo
ose of the blue
eprint is to pro
ovide you with a roadmap off the Pega Cusstomer Service
e Business
Architect Certification
C
ex
xam content to
o allow you to better preparre for the exam
m.
The blueprint includes te
est domain we
eighting, test objectives,
o
and
d topical conte
ent. The topicss and
concepts are
a included to
o clarify the test objectives.
The exam is based upon
n the knowledg
ge areas necesssary for a Peg
ga Customer S
Service Busine
ess Architect
to be able to participate successfully in the design and
a developme
ent of Pega Cu
ustomer Servicce
application
ns.
Candidates are tested on their:

Underrstanding of th
he componentts needed to create Pega Cu
ustomer Servicce applicationss.
Ability
y to analyse, de
esign, and create successfull Pega Custom
mer Service app
plications.
Ability
y to leverage best
b
practices in creating app
plications

Prerequisites
The suggested training prerequisites
p
for
f this certificcation level are
e:

Pega Customer
C
Serv
vice Fundamen
ntals (7.1)
Config
guring Pega Cu
ustomer Servicce Applications (7.1)

The skills and

a knowledge areas measu
ured by this ex
xam are derive
ed directly from the contentt 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 Structure

6%

Customer Satisfaction

8%

Data Management

16%

Interaction Driver

32%

Knowledge Management

8%

Management

24%

User Interface

6%

Total

100%

Exam Format
The exam consists of 53 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 Pega Customer Service
Business Architect (CCBA).

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.

Test Topics
Application Structure

CPM terminology / vocabulary

CPM RuleSet hierarchy
CPM as the system of record

Customer Satisfaction

Configuring surveys
CPM and NPS
Quality Reviews

Data Management

Best practices for design of the CPM Composite

Switching CPM Composite context
Use of transient data in the CPM Composite
Clipboard structure
CPM Datasources
CPM Data Pages

Knowledge Management

Best practices for design of the CPM Composite

Creating content
Using Taxonomies
Associating content with service cases

Interaction Driver

Interaction types
Common elements of an interaction process
Purpose and use of the Interaction Driver
Configuration of Interaction Driver categories and tasks
Difference between an Intent Task and a service case
Best practices for Interaction Driver design
Benefits of suggested processes
Configuration of suggested processes
Purpose and function of interaction goals
Configuration of interaction goals

User Interface

Best practices for UI design

Configuration of Express Actions
Configuration of Express History entries.

Management

Difference between dialog methods

Configuration of dialog scripts
Dialog best practices
Coaching tip best practices
Function and use of the CPM Configuration Tools
CPM Reports