What is the format of the Open Agile Architecture exam?
Per The Open Group OAA datasheet, the Practitioner exam is 40 questions in simple multiple-choice format, answered in one hour, supervised and closed book, with no prerequisites. The pass mark is 70% — 28 or more questions out of 40 — and each correct answer scores a single point. English is OGAA-001; Simplified Chinese is OGAA-C01. Delivery is at Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers and remotely by OnVUE. The Pearson booking fee is USD 375, or USD 400 for a retail voucher, on the fee schedule effective February 1, 2026. Passing grants the Open Agile Architecture Practitioner certification. There is no published second paper.
What does the Open Agile Architecture exam cover?
The datasheet frames the paper around delivering Agile architecture in support of digital transformation so organizations can create business value. Published competency areas include applying the Open Agile Architecture axioms, Agile strategy, business agility, the Agile organization, experience design, design thinking, product architecture, operations architecture, and Agile Security Architecture.
The Open Group does not publish scored domain percentages for OGAA-001. Weight your preparation across those competency areas rather than chasing a blueprint that is not on the datasheet. This is not TOGAF Part 1 with Agile in the title — candidates who cram ADM phases miss the axioms, experience design, and Agile Security Architecture the paper actually scores.
Additional time may be provided for people taking an English-language exam for whom English is not their first language. The one-hour figure is exam time; Pearson typically adds about 15 minutes of seat time for registration, tutorial, and a survey.
How much does the OAA exam cost?
The published US-dollar prices on The Open Group retail fee schedule effective February 1, 2026 are USD 375 to book OGAA-001 or OGAA-C01 with Pearson by credit card, or USD 400 for a retail voucher from The Open Group Shop. Prices are in USD; local taxes may apply.
There is no published free retake. A failed sitting means paying the booking fee again. Accredited training courses include the examination in the course fee via a voucher code — that path is for people taking an accredited course, not a standalone Pearson booking. There is also no published second OAA paper, so do not budget for a Level 2 sitting that does not exist.
Can you take the OAA exam at home?
Yes — the official datasheet lists two options: Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers, and remotely by OnVUE delivery. The Open Group also appears on Pearson VUE's OnVUE program catalog.
OnVUE means your environment is part of the exam: a private room, a working webcam and microphone, government ID that passes automated verification, and a check-in sequence that photographs your workspace. The USD 375 booking fee is charged by Pearson for booking individual examinations directly with a credit card.
For candidates on a role or contract deadline, the practical decision is which delivery mode has the sooner reliable appointment in your region — then rehearsing the check-in until it is routine. If the exam itself is the blocker rather than the studying, Exam Assist handles the Open Agile Architecture sitting end to end, and the service fee is due only after the agreed result posts.
Who is the OAA for — and who should wait?
Open Agile Architecture Practitioner fits agile coaches, enterprise architects, and transformation leads whose roles now ask for an Open Group Agile-architecture credential. There are no formal prerequisites. It is not a substitute for TOGAF or ArchiMate — those are different Open Group papers with their own fees and formats.
Wait if your timeline has no room for environment preparation — the OnVUE checklist is unforgiving at zero hour, and a Pearson booking burned on a failed check-in is gone. If the sitting itself is the blocker, the take-my-OAA service handles it end to end with the fee due only after the pass posts.