Pegasystems Certified Professional Program
PRPC Professional Certification Programs
Pega Academy supports a global community of PRPC Certified Professionals drawn together by their commitment to excel in their ability to deliver world class PRPC applications. Based on your interest, role or career path, sign-up for one of the exams below and become a member of our rapidly growing professional community!
Listing of Available Exams:
- CBA (Certified Business Architect) Exam
- CCA (Certified CPM Architect) Exam
- CMBB (Certified Methodology Black Belt) Exam
- CSA v5.5 (Certified System Architect) Exam
- CSA v6.1 (Certified System Architect) Exam - English
- CSA v6.1 (Certified System Architect) Exam - Japanese
- CSA v6.2 (Certified System Architect) Exam
- CSSA v5.5 (Certified Senior System Architect) Exam
- CSSA v6.2 (Certified Senior System Architect) Exam
- CLSA v5.5 (Certified Lead System Architect) Exam
- CLSA v6.2 (Certified Lead System Architect) Exam
CBA (Certified Business Architect) Exam
The CBA exam validates that when a Certified Business Architect participates in the design and construction of a PRPC application, they possess the fundamental, essential PRPC skills and knowledge that must be applied to ensure success.
Recommended Certification Path:
PRPC: Business Architect Essentials (5 Day)
PRPC: Implementation Methodologies (3 Day)
Experience gathering requirements and/or building Use cases is helpful
* Students that have completed PRPC: Fast Track can substitute this for Business Architect Essentials on the Business Architect Certification Path
Type of Exam: 70 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70%
CBA Exam Blueprint 
(378 KB pdf)
Take a Practice Exam
CCA (Certified CPM Architect) Exam
The Certified CPM Architect (CCA) is for System Architects that wish to expand their knowledge and develop the PRPC skills required to deploy our contact center application.
Certification Path:
PRPC: Fast Track
PRPC: Bootcamp
CPM: Implementing Your Solution
Type of Exam: 50 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70%
CCA Exam Blueprint (347 KB pdf)
Take a Practice Exam
CMBB (Certified Methodology Black Belt) Exam
The Certified Methodology Black Belt (CMBB) has been developed for Business Analysts and Project Managers who wish to concentrate on Pegasystems methodology and direct capture objectives (DCO). Additional focus is placed on our new Project Methodology (PMF) and Test Management (TMF) Frameworks.
Certification Path:
PRPC: FastTrack or Business Architect Essentials
Methodology Essentials
Type of Exam: 50 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70%
CMBB Exam Blueprint (301 KB pdf)
Take a Practice Exam
CSA (Certified System Architect) Exam
The Certified System Architect (CSA) is for developers and technical staff members who want to learn how to develop Pega applications. This certification provides a baseline measurement on your knowledge of PRPC.
Certification Path:
PRPC: Fast Track
PRPC: Bootcamp
Type of Exam: 70 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70%
CSA v5.5 Exam Blueprint (89 KB pdf)
CSA v6.1 Exam Blueprint (220 KB pdf)
CSA v6.2 Exam Blueprint (325 KB pdf)
Take a Practice Exam
CSSA (Certified Senior System Architect) Exam
The Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) is for Certified System Architects that wish to increase their PRPC skills. This certification validates your ability to use PRPC to design and build for reusability across multiple lines of business.
Certification Path:
CSA Certification
CSSA Immersion Program or CSSA eLearning
Hands-on field experience
Type of Exam: 70 question multiple choice exam
Length: 90 minutes
Passing Grade: 70%
CSSA v5.5 Exam Blueprint (366 KB pdf)
CSSA v6.2 Exam Blueprint (314 KB pdf)
Take a Practice Exam
CLSA (Certified Lead System Architect) Exam
The Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) is for Certified Senior System Architects who are ready to extend their knowledge and become part of an elite team who are the most competent and sought after resources for PRPC projects. The path to CLSA is a comprehensive educational process that incorporates self-study, eLearning, coaching, hands-on exercises and knowledge checks.
Certification Path:
CSSA Certification
General knowledge of Pegasystems SmartBPM® Methodology
Knowledge of your business processes
Hands-on field experience
CLSA Immersion Program or CLSA eLearning
The certification exam is a two part exam. Part I is given at a Pearson VUE test center.
Part I: 50 multiple choice questions — 90 minutes, passing grade 70%
Part II: consists of building a PRPC application based on a given application scenario (7 consecutive days)
Part II is submitted to Pegasystems Graders for review and final grade. In order to achieve CLSA status, you must pass both parts (70/100 each).
CLSA v5.5 Exam Blueprint (376 KB pdf)
CLSA v6.2 Exam Blueprint (478 KB pdf)
PRPC Certification Certificates and Logos
Pegasystems has gone GREEN. Certification certificates and logos are emailed to you within two weeks of successfully passing the certification exam. Logos are only available for those that pass the System Architect and Senior System Architect certification exams. Please note: the email address you provide when registering is the email address where you will receive your soft copy certificate.
Looking for Your Exam Results on PDN!
You’ve passed your certification exam and go to check the PDN but nothing appears for your name. Don’t worry! It takes approximately 10 days before your results will be available on the PDN.
Scheduling
Appointments may be made in advance or on the day you wish to test, subject to availability. You must provide 24 hours notice in any cancellation or appointment reschedule request. Pearson VUE offers a variety of scheduling options—
Exam Preparation
Your Path to Certification
Pega Academy delivers in-depth programs that are designed, developed and taught by certified experts to support increasing your skills.
Please visit http://pega.com/Services/EducationalServices/ for more information.
Exam Retake Rule:
- The exam may be taken for a total of 3 times in a 12 month period. The 12 month period starts from the date the first exam is taken. For example, if the first exam is taken on May 1, 2010, a candidate may take the same exam 2 more times before May 1, 2011.
- There is a required wait time of 2 weeks between attempts.
NDA Important to note:
- Every Pegasystems exam will require you to accept the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
- You are given 5 minutes to accept this agreement.
- If you do not accept the agreement the testing system will shut your exam off immediately.
- This is a standard agreement that is widely used across the industry.
- If you would like to review the NDA in detail, please find it located here: http://pega.com/sites/default/files/docs/services/nda.pdf
