DAMA-DMBOK Guide

(Data Management Body of Knowledge)

Framework Paper and DAMA-DMBOK

Guide : Overview

January 2010

Deborah Henderson International

VP Research and Education
DAMA-DMBOK Project Sponsor

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 Agenda

 Introduction -- Goals, Audiences, Uses

 Deliverables – The Guide, The Dictionary, the Paper

 Project Approach, Status & Timeline

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 What Is the DAMA-DMBOK Guide?

 The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of

Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK Guide)
 A book published by DAMA International as of April
2009
 Available from TechnicsPublications.com or
Amazon.com
 Written and edited by DAMA members
 An integrated primer -- a “definitive introduction”
 Modeled after other BOK documents:
 PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge)
 SWEBOK (Software Engineering Body of Knowledge)
 BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge)
 CITBOK (Canadian IT Body of Knowledge)
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 What is the Framework Paper?

 A 13 page summary /white paper outline of the DAMA-

DMBOK Guide
 Available on DAMA Website Since July 2006
 Version 2.1 Since Nov 2007
 Version 3.2 Since July 2009
 Published in English, Chinese, Spanish and French
 Over 7000 Downloads Worldwide To Date
 From Over 90 Countries!
 USA 48%
 Unknown 18%
 Canada 7%
 Australia 6%
 UK 3%
 India 3%
 South Africa 3%
 Brazil 1%
 Averaging 50 Downloads per Week
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 DAMA-DMBOK Guide Goals

 To develop, build consensus and foster adoption for a

generally accepted view of data management.

 To provide standard definitions for data management

functions, roles, deliverables and other common
terminology.

 To identify “guiding principles”.

 To introduce widely adopted practices, methods and

techniques, without references to products and vendors.

 To identify common organizational and cultural issues.

 To guide readers to additional resources.

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 DAMA-DMBOK Guide Audiences

 Data management professionals

 IT professional colleagues
 Data stewards
 Managers and executives
 Knowledge workers
 Consultants
 Educators
 Researchers

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 DAMA-DMBOK Guide Uses

 Inform a diverse audience about data management

 Build consensus across the data management community
 Help all participants understand their responsibilities
 Point readers to additional sources of knowledge
 Help data management professionals prepare for
Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) exams
 Assist organizations in their enterprise data strategy
 Basis for effectiveness & maturity assessments
 Guide implementation & process improvement efforts
 Guide development of higher education curriculum
 Suggest academic research topics

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 Agenda

 Introduction -- Goals, Audiences, Uses

 Deliverables – The Guide, The Dictionary, the Paper

 Project Approach, Status & Timeline

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 DAMA-DMBOK Deliverables

1. The DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge

(DAMA-DMBOK Guide) is now available as of 2009 (430 pages).

2. The DAMA-DMBOK Framework overview paper is available (13

pgs)today for free download at www.dama.org. in English,
Spanish and Chinese and French.
 Version 3 is available in English and French
 Version 2.1 is available in Spanish and Chinese.
 Version 3 will be available in these languages soon.

3. The DAMA Dictionary of Data Management is now published on

CD and AVAILABLE for purchase on amazon.com.
 Version 1 is a baseline – over 800 terms defined.
 Version 1.1 revision will serve as the Glossary for the
DAMA-DMBOK Guide
 CD format enables easy reference.

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Version 3 – 10 Functions, 100+ Activities

Data
Architecture
Data Management
Data
Quality
Development
Management

Database
Meta Data
Operations
Management
Management
Data
Governance

Data
Document &
Security
Content
Management
Management

Data
Warehousing Reference &
& Business Master Data
Intelligence Management
Management

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Environmental Elements

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 The DAMA-DMBOK Functional Framework
Version 3
Data Management Functions Environmental Elements

Data
Architecture Organization &
Data Management Culture
Data
Quality
Development
Management

Technology Activities
Database
Meta Data
Operations
Management
Management
Data Goals &
Governance
Principles
Document Data
& Content Security
Management Practices & Deliverables
Management
Techniques
Data
Warehousing Reference &
& Business Master Data Roles &
Intelligence Management Responsibilities
Management

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 The DAMA-DMBOK Guide

 13 Chapters, about 430 pages

 Standard chapter format
 Introduction
 Concepts and Activities
 Covering each Environmental Element
 Summary
 Extensive bibliography – “Further Reading”

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 Consistent Recurring Themes

 Data Stewardship – Business Partnership

 Data Quality

 Data Integration

 Enterprise Perspective

 Cultural Change Leadership

“Enterprise Information Management”

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 Agenda

 Introduction -- Goals, Audiences, Uses

 Deliverables – The Guide, The Dictionary, the Paper

 Project Approach, Status & Timeline

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 Development & Production Roles and
Structure

All participants are volunteers

DAMA
International and

Editorial DMBOK Editorial

Board
Board Deborah
Henderson, Chair

Administrative
Mark Mosley Eva Smith
Assistant – Ingrid Hunt Michael Brackett Susan Early
Development Project
Security , Privacy PR Production Editor Asst Editor
Editor Infrastructure
and Copyright

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 DAMA-DMBOK Editorial Board
• Deborah Henderson, Chair
(Toronto)
• Michael Brackett (Puget Sound)
• Larry Burns (Puget Sound)
• Michael Connor (Wisconsin)
• Patricia Cupoli (Philadelphia)
• Susan Earley (Chicago)
• Alex Friedgan (Chicago)
• Dagna Gaythorpe (UK)
• Cynthia Hauer (GEIA)
• Mahesh Haryu (New York)
• Steve Hoberman (New Jersey)
• Ben Hu (China)
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• Ingrid Hunt (San Francisco)
• Gil Laware (Chicago)
• Wayne Little (Portland)
• Tom McCullough (NCR)
• Jim McQuade (Pittsburgh)
• Mark Mosley (Chicago)
• Cathy Nolan (Chicago)
• John Schley (DAMA International)
• Anne Marie Smith (Philadelphia)
• Eva Smith (Puget Sound)
• Loretta Mahon Smith (NCR)
• Glenn Thomas (Kentucky)
• James Viveralli (IDMA)
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 DAMA-DMBOK Development Process

1. The Dictionary defines common terms

2. The Framework outlines activities within each function
3. Primary contributors draft each chapter
 Following a standard format & defined development method
4. Review teams comment on draft chapters (over 120 volunteer
reviewers)
5. Further reviews through focus group workshops
 DAMA chapter meetings
 DAMA conferences
6. DAMA-DMBOK editors refine draft chapters
7. Publishing editors review and refine the complete document

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 DAMA- DMBOK Chapters

1 & 2 – Introduction & Overview

3 – Data Governance
4 -- Data Architecture Mgmt.
5 – Data Development
6 -- Database Operations Mgmt.
7 -- Data Security Management
8 -- Reference & Master Data Mgmt.
9 -- DW & Bus. Intelligence Mgmt.
10 – Document & Content Mgmt.
11 – Meta Data Management
12 -- Data Quality Management
13 – Professional Development

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Collaboration Strategy

Public
DMBOK.BLOGSPOT.COM
News & Comments

Project Team
Shared Documents

Chapter Review Teams

Shared Documents

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 What’s Next?
 Framework paper will continue to be available free
online
 Both the DAMA-DMBOK and Dictionary will be
available from the publisher and from Amazon.com
 March 2010 - DAMA-DMBOK hardcopy version
 March 2010 – Japanese Version DAMA-DMBOK
 March 2010 – review and visioning of next version of
the DAMA-DMBOK
 2011 – version 2 DAMA Dictionary of Data
Management
 2012 – version 2 DAMA-DMBOK

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