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Pega Certified Lead System Architect (PCLSA) 80V1 2020 - Architecture exam

The Pega Certified Lead System Architect (PCLSA) certification is for Pega Certified Senior System Architects (PCSSAs) with at least 12+ months of field experience who are ready to extend their experience and knowledge of building Pega-based applications. The Pega Architecture Exam is the first of two exams that are required for PCLSA certification: The LSA Application Build is required after successful completion of the Pega Architecture exam.

The LSA Pega Architecture Version 8 exam focuses on design and architecture of Pega applications. The LSA role is broad in scope: The exam covers material throughout the entire SA, SSA, advanced topics, & LSA course curriculum. The exam includes scenario questions, multiple choice questions and drag/drop items. If multiple answers are required, the text states how many answers are needed. PCLSA certification requires passing the Pega Architecture Exam and an Application design/build. Pega Senior Certified System Architect (P/CSSA) certification in any version is required to start the PCLSA certification program.

Exam Information 

Exam code: PEGAPCLSA80V1_2020
Type of Exam: 60-question exam, including scenario, multiple choice and drag & drop questions
Length: 120 minutes
Passing Grade: 65%
Language: English

PEGAPCLSA80V1_2020 Exam Objectives

Enterprise Design (17%)

• How Pega fits into the technical landscape of the organization
• Design for architecting Pega for the enterprise
• Determine application infrastructure requirements
• Identify when to incorporate other Pega products
• Architect an environment with high availability
• Diagnose cause of an issue happening only in one environment
• Diagnose cause of an issue after weeks of application running

Case Design (13%)

• Design case hierarchy and relationships between cases
• Evaluate when to use subcase and subflow processing
• Define case locking strategy
• Design for case level and assignment level SLAs
• Recommend appropriate data propagation approach vs. shared data
• Design Get Next Work algorithm
• Evaluate when to use push routing and pull routing
• Evaluate when to use activities, APIs, and functions

Data Model Design (8%)

• Design and extend the application data model
• Design data reuse layers and identify relevant records
• Define mapping between source systems and Pega

User Experience Design (8%)

• Provide thought leadership in the area of UX
• Determine where UX fits into the design architecture
• Identify application functionality that can impact UX
• Design the user experience to optimize performance
• Design for mobile and offline usage

Security (13%)

• Determine the best authentication strategy
• Determine the appropriate authorization model for a given use
• Perform a security assessment; identify and fix issues
• Use security best practices
• Identify security risks

Reporting (8%)

• Design appropriate reporting strategy based on business need
• Identify need for custom SQL functions
• Design reports for performance
• Identify/solve performance problems in reports

Background Processing (10%)

• Determine appropriate background processing design option
• Identify proper techniques to handle background processing
• Design for separate nodes; asynchronous processing
• Optimize standard agents

Asset Design and Reuse (8%)

• Specialize an application by overriding rulesets
• Assess need for extending an existing application
• Identify opportunities for re-using assets
• Refactor an application built in Pega Express

Deployment and Testing (15%)

• Apply Production Deployment best practices, including DevOps
• Design and automate a Testing strategy
• Assess and monitor application quality
• Establish quality measures and expectations on your team
• Customize the rule check-in approval process