CPLSA: Pega Certified Lead System Architect

This learning path combines Pega Academy courses with on-the-job experience to ensure that system architects get exposure to the breadth and depth of Pega products which is required to perform effectively in a leading role.

CPLSA: Pega Certified Lead System Architect

CPLSA is the highest level of technical achievement in Pega. Prior to training as a Lead System Architect, individuals must gain field experience and demonstrate their technical aptitude by earning first their System Architect and then their Senior System Architect certifications.

Pega CPLSA Exam Summary:

Exam Name	Pega Certified Lead System Architect
Exam Code	CPLSA
Exam Fee	USD $175
Exam Duration	120 Minutes
Number of Questions	60
Passing Score	65%
Format	Multiple Choice Questions
Sample Questions	Pega PEGACPLSA23V1 Exam Sample Questions and Answers
Practice Exam	Certified Pega Lead System Architect (CPLSA) Practice Test

Pega Lead System Architecture Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details	Weights
Pega Platform Design	- Recognize the significance of Center-out business architecture and its importance in designing Pega enterprise applications. - Understand deployment options; how deployment choices affect design decisions. - Incorporate application monitoring and performance. - Use distributed application case interactions. - Leverage Pega applications; Identify when to incorporate other Pega products. - Know about Multitenancy architecture and High availability features - Awareness of features like Pega Process Fabric, Pega Mobile, and Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant - Knowledge on Hazelcast , Containerization, and Cloud deployment architecture - Aware of Agile Workbench and Agile Studio functionalities	15%
Pega Platform Design Extended	- Adoption of App Studio in application development. - Understand Prediction Studio, and Admin Studio. - Reuse assets and relevant records, configuration sets. - UX design fundamentals, DX API, Constellation. - User experience and accessibility	10%
Application Design	- Analysis of Microjourney in designing Pega applications. - Know about design approach in application structure - Pega Express best practices and Case design patterns. - Design an effective case structure, Design case hierarchy. - Evaluate when to use circumstance, class, ruleset, and application specialization. - Understand how specialization layers can be designed	15%
Application Design Extended	- Best practices in work assignment - Case participants and routing. - Get Next work feature and customization. - Understanding the alternative ways to find the work. - Handling flow changes for cases in-flight. - Resolving flow issues by using problem flows. - Handling processing using advanced background processing techniques - Designing asynchronous integration - Utilize Job schedules and Queue Processors - Know about Stream services and usage - Data flows and Data sets capability in Pega Infinity	15%
Data Model Design	- Data relationship fundamentals. - Greenfield data modelling and extend existing data model. - Usage of Pega data pages and Data virtualization layer. - Design a case data model to support reuse and integrity. - Maintain data integrity & best practices. - Dynamic class reference and polymorphism in data modeling. - Extend an industry foundation model. - Know the benefits of using an industry foundation data model.	10%
Reporting Design	- Design appropriate reporting strategy based on business need. - Design reports for performance. - Identify and solve performance problems in reports. - Produce queries based on generated or reformatted data. - Produce queries that include SQL Functions, Complex SQL. - Use Associations, class joins, sub reports.	10%
Security Design	- Determine the appropriate authentication model/strategy for a given use. - Determine the appropriate authorization model for a given use case; role vs. attribute-based access. - Identify and configure roles and access groups for an application. - Establish dependent roles hierarchy. - Determine the rule security mode. - Identify security risks and potential vulnerabilities. - Detect and mitigate possible attacks. - Secure a Pega application in production. - Use security event logging. - Use security best practices.	15%
Deployment and Testing Design	- Apply production deployment best practices. - Define a release pipeline. - Identify continuous integration and delivery tasks. - Develop deployment strategies. - Assess and monitor quality. - Design and automate Testing strategies.	10%