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PEGACPDS26V1 Exam Topics and Domains
PEGACPDS26V1 is organized into 7 weighted domains. Expect to work with Prediction Studio, Pega NLP, Pega Process AI, Pega Customer Decision Hub, and more.
AI for Customer Decision Hub
Customer Decision Hub overview
Describe the purpose of Pega Customer Decision Hub and where AI/predictions fit into the next-best-action framework
Customer Decision Hub predictions
Explain how Customer Decision Hub predictions estimate the likelihood of customer behavior to drive 1:1 engagement
Adaptive Analytics
Adaptive models
Explain how adaptive models self-learn in real time and configure them in Prediction Studio
Monitoring adaptive models
Monitor adaptive models using Prediction Studio reports to detect underperformance
Exporting adaptive model data
Export adaptive model and predictor data for deeper offline analysis
Predictive Analytics
Creating predictions
Create predictions that use predictive models to optimize case outcomes
MLOps
Apply MLOps practices to validate, approve, and promote models through their lifecycle
Prediction Patterns
Creating and understanding decision strategies
Build and interpret decision strategies that consume predictions
Defining prediction patterns
Define prediction patterns and map outcomes for reuse across use cases
Governance
Governance
Apply Pega's AI governance controls including bias and transparency policies
Pega Process AI
Pega Process AI overview
Describe how Pega Process AI applies predictions within case management workflows
Predicting fraud
Create a prediction that detects likely fraud within a business process
Predicting missing the Service-Level-Agreement
Build a prediction that estimates the risk of missing a case SLA
Pega NLP
Pega NLP overview
Explain Pega NLP capabilities: topic, sentiment, and entity extraction
Text analytics for email routing
Use text analytics to detect topics and route inbound email appropriately
Using entity extraction with chatbot channel
Apply entity extraction within the chatbot channel to capture structured data
How do I earn this certification?
Passing PEGACPDS26V1 earns the Certified Pega Data Scientist certification. It sits in the Decisioning / AI (Data Scientist role) track.
- PEGACPDC.. - Certified Pega Decisioning Consultant (current version)
- PEGACPLSA.. - Certified Pega Lead System Architect (current version)
- PEGACPSA.. - Certified Pega System Architect (current version) Broader Pega Platform application-building skills
- PEGACPCSA.. - Certified Pega Customer Service Architect (current version) Complements Pega NLP / chatbot and email-routing skills tested here
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- Complete the Data Scientist mission on Pega Academy