Certified Data Management Professional
CDMP® is an acronym for "Certified Data Management Professional". It is a professional certification for Information and Data Management disciplines developed by DAMA, the Data Management Association. The Certification is aimed at candidates from both Technology and Business backgrounds and is aimed at helping learners develop and evidence their understanding of, and ability to apply, the principles of the Data Management Body of Knowledge, first published by DAMA in 2009. The CDMP® credential is awarded to those who qualify based on a combination of criteria including education, experience and test-based examination of professional level knowledge. This certification was established by DAMA International in 2004 intended to be an international standard for measuring accomplishment in the data management field.
The Certified Data Management Professional exam awards certification at several levels of professional experience. The Associate Level certification aims to recognize learning milestones for professionals who have recently entered the Data Management profession. Practitioner and Master level exams recognize advancement of knowledge and experience throughout people's careers. CDMP Fellows are nominated by the Data Management Association for distinguished service in advancing the discipline. CDMP certificate holders are expected to meet criteria at the following levels:
If no tertiary education, add 2 years
If no tertiary education, add 5 years
+ 2 electives
+ 2 Electives
+ Submit Written Case Study
Up to date requirements and recognized equivalent certifications that may be possible exam substitutions and recognized equivalent are listed at http://dama.org/content/certification
The CDMP® covers these topics, which broadly reflects the structure of the DAMA DMBOK:
Historically, exams have been taken either at conferences such as "Enterprise Data World" in the United States or "Enterprise Data and Business Intelligence" in the UK. Individuals seeking to take the exam could also arrange to do so via DAMA International and the administrators for the certification, ICCP.
Remote testing options using web-cam based proctoring or in-person proctoring by recognised CDMP proctors (all members of DAMA International) allowed for flexibility in taking exams.
Exams were taken in a Computer Based Testing format, with different levels of question per individual exam. Candidates could sit multiple exams at one time.
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