What Does CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) Mean?
CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) is a certification for information technology (IT) professionals that confirms a candidate has successfully demonstrated mastery of DAMA International’s Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBK V2).
The core exam that all candidates need to pass is called Data Management Fundamentals. This exam covers 14 topics and test-takers are encouraged to have at least six months of industry experience.
It’s highly recommended that anyone studying for the Data Management Fundamentals exam make time to understand how question topics are weighted.
- Data Management Process – 2% of exam questions
- Big Data – 2% of exam questions
- Data Architecture – 6% of exam questions
- Document and Content Management – 6% of exam questions
- Data Ethics – 2% of exam questions
- Data Governance – 11% of exam questions
- Data Integration and Interoperability – 6% of exam questions
- Master and Reference Data Management – 10% of exam questions
- Data Modelling and Design – 11% of exam questions Data Quality – 11% of exam questions
- Data Security – 6% of exam questions Data Storage and Operations – 6% of exam questions
- Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence – 10% of exam questions
- Metadata Management – 11% of exam questions
DAMA International also offers three additional Specialist certifications to applicants who have passed the fundamental level with a score of 60% or above.
CDMP Practitioner – the applicate is encouraged to have at least 2 years of industry experience and pass both the Fundamentals exam and two additional specialist exams with scores of 70% or higher.
CDMP Master - the applicant is encouraged to have at least 10 years of industry experience and pass both the Fundamentals exam and two additional specialist exams with scores of 80% or higher.
CDMP Fellow – the applicant is encouraged to have at least 25 years of industry experience and be certified as a CDMP Master. Fellows are sometimes invited to contribute to DAMA International’s Data Management Body of Knowledge.