Certified Data Management Professional® (CDMP®)
Certification is an essential component of any professional career path. Every data management professional should earn the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) designation.
*DAMA New England is facilitating online bi-weekly study groups, February 5 to October 7, for members who wish to prepare to take the Certified Data Management Professional exams. Please visit our Meetings page for more information and registration.
The Certified Data Management Professional® (CDMP) ® credential is the designation earned by data management professionals who are committed to a career in the field and want to demonstrate their knowledge and experience in its various subject areas. The designation CDMP® 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 is growing as the gold standard for measuring accomplishment in the data management field.
This credential has three levels of achievement: Associate, Practitioner, and Mastery. At the Associate level, the candidate must pass the Data Management Core examination. For the other two levels, the candidate must pass three exams: the Data Management Core, and two specialty exams of the candidate’s choice. Depending on the credential level, a candidate must have a minimum of 6 months experience of demonstrated data-oriented work experience (Associate level) or up to 10 years’ experience (Mastery level). A university degree or other diploma is recommended for each stage, and some form of post-secondary education is expected for those who achieve Mastery level.
CDMP® Information
Exams test knowledge, skills and/or abilities needed to perform data management job roles, duties and responsibilities
Examinations are based on material found in the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK2©) and related industry texts
The exams given are experienced based and are challenging – not everyone passes
Associate Level – pass the Data Management core exam at a minimum of 60% (minimum of 6 months to 2 years’ data management work experience)
Practitioner Level – pass all three exams at a minimum of 70% (minimum of 3 years’ data management work experience with additional years’ experience required for no post-secondary degree)
Mastery Level – pass all three exams at a minimum of 80% (minimum of 10 years’ data management work experience with additional years’ experience required for no post-secondary degree), along with an additional case study in a data management domain
The exams are product and vendor neutral, developed by data management experts
Testing online, provided through DAMA International
Recertification is required; 120 contact hours of continuing education activity every 3 years. A certificate is not valid if not re-certified within three (3) years of the effective date.
Membership in DAMA New England or directly through DAMA-I is required of all those who hold the CDMP credential.
CDMP® Examinations
Data Management Core Exam – required
Specialty Exam Choices – choose two from the following list
Data Warehousing
Business Intelligence and Analytics
Data & Information Quality
Data Development
Data Operations (Database Administration)
Enterprise Architecture Framework
Integrated IT Project Management
Data Governance
CDMP® Certification Study Groups
DAMA New England is facilitating online bi-weekly study groups from Feb 5th to Oct 7th, for members who wish to prepare to take the Certified Data Management Professional exams based on the Functional Framework (DAMA-DMBOK2©). For more information and registration please visit our Meetings page. 
Professional Development / Recertification
To maintain the currency of the CDMP® and to continue to use the designation, a certificate holder must earn 120 approved contact hours of continuing education over a 3-year period. Many educational activities count, including attendance at DAMA chapter meetings and a variety of symposia/conferences, passing additional examinations, documented self-study in appropriate topics, creating and delivering presentations, article writing on appropriate topics, etc.
