Data Management Fundamentals and DAMA Certification Preparation

This course prepares students to take the all new DAMA CDMP Industry professional certification. The certification test is optional with a cost of additional 300 € + VAT. The attendees can take the examination online at the course on the afternoon of day-3.

Overview

This 3-day course addresses all the Information Management disciplines as defined in the DAMA body of knowledge (DMBoK) & introduces the “new” discipline of “Data Integration” introduced in DMBoK 2.0. Taught by an industry recognized DAMA DMBoK(2.0) author and CDMP(Fellow) this course provides a solid foundation across all of the disciplines across the complete Information Management spectrum. By attending the course, delegates will get a firm grounding of the core Information Management concepts and illustrate their practical application with real examples of how Information Architecture is applied.

Additionally this course provides a solid foundation for students wishing to consider proceeding to take the DAMA CDMP Industry professional certification. This course is designed and taught by the author of “Data Modelling for the Business” an industry recognized DAMA DMBoK(2.0) author, DAMA CDMP (Fellow), VP Professional Development for DAMA International, past President of DAMA UK, author & examiner for the professional CDMP certification and recipient of the DAMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Data Management Excellence.

Learning Objectives

Gain familiarity with the CDMP examination format, types of questions and the most appropriate way of answering them. Understand and revise the major syllabus points.  Practice taking the examinations to pass the CDMP examinations and gain recognition for your professional experience.

There are 4 levels of accomplishment for the CDMP certification, Associate, Practitioner, Master and Fellow. 

Associate Level:

• Recommended 2 years relevant Data Professional work experience
• 1 examination (DM Fundamentals).  Pass mark is 60%

Practitioner Level:

• Recommended 3-5 years relevant Data Professional work experience
• 3 examinations (DM Fundamentals + 2 electives).
• Pass mark for all 3 exams 70%

Master Level:

• Required 10+ years relevant Data Professional work experience
• 3 examinations (DM Fundamentals + 2 electives).
• Pass mark for all 3 exams  80%
• Written case study reviewed by CDMP Fellow

Fellow:

• By appointment
• Completion of all previous levels,
• Recognised exceptional works in the Data Management field
• 25+ years’ experience

The 2 elective exams must be chosen from the following set:

• Data Governance and Stewardship
• Data & Information Quality
• Data Modelling
• Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence
• Data Integration & Interoperability

Course Outline

• CDMP Overview
• Introduction to the DMBoK
• Data Governance
• Data Quality Management
• Master & Reference Data Management
• Data Warehousing & BI Management
• Data Modelling
• Metadata Management
• Data Architecture Management
• Data Lifecycle Management
• Data Security & Privacy
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Risk Management
• Data Integration & Interoperability