The Open Group DPBoK datasheet states the Part 1 exam comprises 40 questions in simple multiple-choice format.
60 minutes of exam time. The provider typically adds about 15 minutes of seat time for registration, tutorial, and a survey.
28 or more questions out of 40. Each correct answer scores a single point.
USD 375 exam booking fee, or USD 400 for a retail voucher, on The Open Group fee schedule effective February 1, 2026.
What the DPBoK Exam Actually Tests
The Open Group's official DPBoK exam datasheet publishes the current shape for OGD-001: 40 simple multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, pass mark 70% (28 of 40), no prerequisites, supervised and closed book, delivered at a Pearson VUE test center or online through OnVUE. The exam earns DPBoK Foundation, with partial credit toward a future Level 2 qualification. The datasheet publishes learning outcomes, not scored domain percentages - any weighted breakdown you see elsewhere is invented.
DPBoK is The Open Group Digital Practitioner Body of Knowledge. Part 1 is the Foundation paper: 40 simple multiple-choice items, 60 minutes, closed book, supervised, with no prerequisites. Passing grants DPBoK Foundation and partial credit towards a future Level 2 qualification — The Open Group has not published that Level 2 exam yet.
The datasheet frames the paper around creating and managing product offerings with a digital component and leading an organization through digital transformation. It does not publish scored domain percentages, so preparation has to cover the Level 1 learning outcomes rather than chasing a weighted blueprint.
English is the published language for OGD-001. Additional time may be provided for people taking an English-language exam for whom English is not their first language.
OnVUE at Home or a Test Center: Same Exam, Your Room or Theirs
The Open Group delivers OGD-001 at Authorized Examination Provider Test Centers and remotely by OnVUE delivery — that wording is on the official DPBoK datasheet, and The Open Group is listed on Pearson VUE's OnVUE program catalog.
The OnVUE route makes your environment part of the exam. Plan on a private room, a working webcam and microphone, government ID that passes verification, and a check-in process that photographs your workspace. Pearson charges USD 375 to book the sitting directly by credit card; a USD 400 retail voucher is the other published path.
For candidates on a role or contract deadline, we pick the delivery mode with the sooner reliable appointment, then work the environment checklist until check-in is routine.
What the DPBoK Costs Before Any Service Conversation
The Open Group's retail fee schedule effective February 1, 2026 prices OGD-001 at USD 375 as the Pearson booking fee or USD 400 as a retail voucher. Prices are in USD with possible local taxes. The 70% pass mark plus the 40-question format means 12 missed items fail the sitting - and the next attempt buys a new fee at the same price.
The published US-dollar prices on The Open Group retail fee schedule effective February 1, 2026 are USD 375 to book OGD-001 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, and some countries price according to local currency.
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.
Passing Part 1 is Foundation only. Do not budget for a Level 2 sitting that The Open Group has not published.
Where DPBoK Attempts Actually Fail
Three patterns account for most failed first attempts we see. The first is pace: 40 simple multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes is 90 seconds per question, and candidates who treat it as a leisurely read run out of clock.
The second is the pass line hiding in plain sight: the datasheet publishes a 70 percent pass mark - 28 of 40 questions - under supervised, closed-book conditions. Closed book means the exam rewards recall of the DPBoK body of knowledge, not lookup skill.
The third is budgeting for a credential that does not exist. Passing OGD-001 grants DPBoK Foundation with partial credit towards a future Level 2 qualification - The Open Group has published no Level 2 exam for this track, and planning a sitting around one wastes the window.
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How Take-My-DPBoK Support Actually Works
Send the brief
Your role, your deadline, your testing window, and whether you already hold an Open Group exam voucher — it changes booking versus voucher redemption.
Feasibility in plain terms
We confirm the current OGD-001 details against The Open Group live datasheet and fee schedule, pick the delivery mode and appointment window, and tell you honestly if the date or setup is wrong.
Environment and identity prep
Room, hardware, ID documents, and the Pearson VUE check-in flow rehearsed until nothing on exam day is improvised.
The sitting
Your DPBoK sitting is handled end to end by a specialist who works digital-product and transformation material for a living.
Result, then invoice
The service fee is due only after the agreed result posts. If the pass does not post, there is no service fee.
What You Get
Current-format confirmation
Every format, fee, and policy line on this page re-verified against The Open Group datasheet and February 1, 2026 fee schedule on 29 August 2026 — the version you sit is the version we describe.
Outcome-wide coverage
Preparation of the sitting spans the published Level 1 learning outcomes — digital product offerings and digital transformation — not a TOGAF dump under a DPBoK label.
Delivery-mode planning
OnVUE at home versus a test center decided on your room, hardware, ID, and appointment availability — not habit.
Check-in rehearsal
The OnVUE photo, ID, and room-scan sequence walked through in advance so exam-day check-in takes minutes, not nerves.
Honest Foundation framing
You sit Part 1 for DPBoK Foundation. We will not sell you a Level 2 paper The Open Group has not published.
Is This Safe, and How Discretion Works
Discretion is operational, not theatrical. Communication stays on your chosen channel, nothing posts publicly, and your Open Group and Pearson VUE details are used for your sitting and nothing else.
If something about your situation makes the sitting a bad risk — ID that will not pass verification, an unusable home setup, a voucher you cannot redeem — we say so at intake, not after.
The scope we verify against is The Open Group's own datasheet: one exam, OGD-001, with published learning outcomes rather than scored domain percentages. That single-exam frame is what makes the sitting plannable - there is no hidden second paper, and we confirm the current datasheet before anything is scheduled.
Pay After You Pass
A DPBoK attempt costs USD 375 before any service conversation begins. Our side is simple: the service fee is due only after the agreed result posts — never before, never in installments that happen to start early.
We do not promise a specific score. We promise the current format, a prepared sitting, and a fee that exists only on a pass.
The exam's own math stays flat: USD 375 per attempt booking with Pearson by credit card on the February 2026 fee schedule, or USD 400 for The Open Group's retail voucher, with local taxes possible on either. With no published free retake, a second attempt is the same fee again - official fees stay on your card and visible from the first message.
Candidate Feedback
Forty closed-book questions with a transformation role hanging on Foundation. Sitting handled end to end, pass posted, invoice after — exactly the arrangement described.
I expected a sales pitch and got a feasibility check instead — room, ID, voucher versus Pearson booking. The sitting itself was the calmest part.
The format facts on the page matched the DPBoK exam I actually sat, down to the 70 percent bar. Fee after the result, no games.
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