Everything you need to know about how the IIBA-CPOA exam is structured — questions, time, scoring, and exactly how the marks are distributed.
60 multiple-choice knowledge-based questions in 90 minutes. Taken online with remote proctoring (PSI); immediate on-screen pass/fail, confirmed by email within 48 hours.
IIBA publishes how the 85 questions are distributed (IIBA-CPOA Handbook). Weight your preparation to match — this is the single most useful planning fact:
| Area | Weight | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivate Customer Intimacy | 15% | |
| Engage the Whole Team | 15% | |
| Make an Impact | 15% | |
| Deliver Often | 15% | |
| Learn Fast | 15% | |
| Obsess About Value | 15% | |
| Apply Foundational Concepts | 10% |
Cultivate Customer Intimacy is the heaviest at 15% — most candidates under-weight it.
6 free questions · explanation for every option · per-area readiness · no dumps.
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IIBA does not publish a numeric cut score — results are pass/fail with per-area performance indicators. Aim for a consistent 80–85% on realistic mocks before booking.
IIBA does not publish official pass rates, so any exact percentage quoted online is unverified. The readiness signal that actually predicts passing: consistently holding 80–85% on realistic, full-length practice exams before you book.
No work experience, education, PD, or reference requirements — read the handbook and pass the exam.
No application fee. Exam-only $250 for members ($405 non-members); a Learning + Exam bundle is $395 (member) / $550 (non-member).
For most candidates, around 20–40 hours (no official IIBA figure). What matters most is practising questions and analysing why each option is right or wrong — not just reading.
None — the CPOA is a certificate and does not expire.
No — every question is original, written to test the concepts and reviewed before it ships, with an explanation linked to the source for every option. Dumps are stale, often wrong, and against IIBA's policies.