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| Certification Vendor: | Pegasystems |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 86V1 |
| Exam Number: | PEGAPCDC86V1 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Related Certifications: | Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA) Pega Certified Senior Decisioning Consultant |
| Exam Format: | Drag-and-Drop, Scenario-Based, Multiple Choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Exam Price: | USD 175 |
| Available Languages: | French, English |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | Pega Customer Decision Hub 8.6 Training Pega Academy Self-Study |
| Exam Registration: | Pega Academy Exam Page Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: | Pegasystems PEGAPCDC86V1 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite test center via Pearson VUE; retired June 30, 2022 |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended: basic Pega Platform knowledge, familiarity with Customer Decision Hub |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://academy.pega.com/exam/certified-pega-decisioning-consultant |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Actions and Treatments | 15% | - Define and manage customer actions - Outbound action configuration - Web offer presentation |
| Channels | 10% | - Email offer delivery - Real-time containers - Third-party integration |
| Contact Policy and Volume Constraints | 13% | - Outbound volume limiting - Tracking periods for policies - Prevent action overexposure |
| Next-Best-Action Concepts | 8% | - Always-on outbound fundamentals - Contact center value optimization - Define starting population - One-to-one customer engagement |
| AI and Arbitration | 8% | - Action arbitration logic - Business rule prioritization - AI-based prioritization |
| Engagement Policies | 13% | - Define engagement policies - Create engagement strategies |
| Decision Strategies | 25% | - Use predictive models - Simulate and test strategies - Implement eligibility rules - Design and build decision strategies |
The PEGAPCDC86V1 exam is the official Pegasystems exam behind Pegasystems Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 86V1 — passing it earns you the Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) certification, a credential positioned at the Professional level. It is built for candidates who want to validate the skills measured by Pegasystems Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 86V1. Depending on your track, the exam is also linked to the Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA) and Pega Certified Senior Decisioning Consultant certifications, so one pass can move you toward more than one Pegasystems credential.
The PEGAPCDC86V1 exam presents 60 questions to be completed within 90 minutes. That pace leaves little room for second-guessing: read each question carefully on the first pass, flag the ones you want to revisit, and keep moving instead of stalling on a single item. Before exam day, run at least one full timed session in the TestSimulate desktop or online test engine with a comparable question load — a steady rhythm under the clock is a trainable skill, and it is often what separates a pass from a near miss.
To pass the PEGAPCDC86V1 exam you need 70%, and the official registration fee is USD 175. Keep in mind that a failed attempt means paying that fee again in full — retakes are not discounted. Given the cost, self-test before you book: if you can score comfortably above the passing mark on two or three consecutive timed TestSimulate practice tests, your budget is far better spent on the exam itself than on a retake.
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended: basic Pega Platform knowledge, familiarity with Customer Decision Hub Because Pegasystems revises its certification programs from time to time, treat this as a starting point rather than the final word. Confirm the current eligibility requirements on the official Pegasystems exam page before you register.
Registration for the PEGAPCDC86V1 exam is handled through the official channels below:
Delivery method: Online proctored or onsite test center via Pearson VUE; retired June 30, 2022 — pick the option that suits you best when booking your slot.
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The Pegasystems Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 86V1 syllabus is organized into 7 domains. Among the headline areas are Decision Strategies (25%), Actions and Treatments (15%), Contact Policy and Volume Constraints (13%). Rather than copying every subtopic here, we keep the complete, current outline in the Exam Topics section above — work through it domain by domain with the TestSimulate PEGAPCDC86V1 practice questions so nothing on the blueprint catches you off guard.
HOTSPOT
U+ Bank, a retail bank, presents offers on its website by using Pega Customer Decision Hub. The bank wants to leverage Customer Decision Hub capabilities to present relevant offers to qualified customers. As a decisioning consultant, you are responsible for configuring the business requirements with the Next-Best-Action Designer, which involves several tasks. To accomplish these tasks, you might have to use auto-generated decision strategies, create new decision strategies, or edit existing strategies.
In the Answer Area, select the correct execution for each Task.
Correct Answer:

U+ Bank has recently introduced a few mortgage offers that are presented to qualified customers on its website. The business now wants to prevent offer overexposure, as overexposure negatively impacts the customer experience.
Select the correct suppression rule for the requirement: If a customer is presented on the website with the same offer five times in the last 14 days, do not show the same offer to that customer for the next 10 days.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
MyCo, a mobile company, uses Pega Customer Decision Hub to display offers to customers on its website. The company wants to present more relevant offers to customers based on customer behavior. The following diagram is the action hierarchy in the Next-Best-Action Designer.
The company wants to present offers from both the groups and arbitrate across the two groups to select the best offer based on customer behavior.
As a decisioning consultant, what do you configure to select the best offer from both groups based on customer behavior?
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
U+ Bank, a retail bank, presents various credit card offers to its customers on its website. The bank uses artificial intelligence (AI) to prioritize the offers based on customer behavior. Since introducing the Gold credit card offer, the offer click through rate propensity has increased to 0.83.
What does the increase in the propensity value most likely indicate?
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
DRAG DROP
U+ Bank has decided to use the Pega Customer Decision Hub to recommend more relevant banner ads to its customers when they visit the personal portal.
Select each placement type on the left and drag it to the correct requirement on the right.
Correct Answer:

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