DAMA CDMP Specialist Metadata Management

Intensive one-day training focused on metadata as the foundation for effective data management, governance and analytics. Learn to capture, manage and make metadata accessible systematically. Based on DAMA DMBoK2 Revised Edition.

1 day
Certificate on completion
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In the Specialist Metadata Management training, you discover how metadata is the foundation for effective data management, governance and analytics. You learn how to capture, manage and make metadata accessible structurally, so your organisation better understands what data exists, where it comes from and how it may be used. This training is based on the DAMA DMBOK2 Revised Edition and prepares you in a focused way for the official DAMA CDMP Specialist exam Metadata Management.

What can you expect?

You follow an intensive one-day training where theory and practice go hand in hand. You learn through recognisable examples how metadata is applied in practice and how it helps improve quality, transparency and control over data. You also work with practice questions that prepare you for the CDMP exam.

What will you learn?

After this training, you can:

  • Explain why Metadata Management is essential for effective data management;

  • Place the role of metadata within the wider DAMA disciplines, including its relationship to Data Governance;

  • Collect, standardise, integrate and make metadata accessible;

  • Safeguard the quality, security and usefulness of metadata;

  • Implement and embed an organisation-wide approach to metadata;

  • Prepare optimally for the CDMP Metadata Management Specialist exam.

Training setup

The training is based on the DAMA DMBOK2 Revised Edition and consists of presentations, use cases, group assignments and exam-focused exercises. The trainer brings the theory to life with hands-on experience and guides you in applying the insights to your own work.

Why take part?

Metadata is the key to insight, control and trust in data. By organising metadata well, you make data findable, understandable and responsibly usable. In this training you learn how, and you take the step toward an internationally recognised certificate.
Want to broaden your expertise, help organisations truly understand their data and stand out as a CDMP Metadata Management Specialist?

Sign up today and make the difference with well-organised insight into data.

The training covers every aspect of the Specialist knowledge area based on the DAMA DMBoK book, complemented by short workshops, assignments and discussions for optimal exam preparation.

1. Introduction
1.1 Business Drivers
1.2 Goals and Principles
1.3 Essential Concepts

2. Activities
2.1 Define Metadata Strategy
2.2 Understand Metadata Requirements
2.3 Define Metadata Architecture
2.4 Create and Maintain Metadata
2.5 Query, Report, and Analyze Metadata

3. Tools
3.1 Metadata Repository Management Tools

4. Techniques
4.1 Data Lineage and Impact Analysis
4.2 Metadata for Big Data Ingest

5. Implementation Guidelines
5.1 Readiness Assessment / Risk Assessment
5.2 Organizational and Cultural Change

6. Metadata Governance
6.1 Process Controls
6.2 Documentation of Metadata Solutions
6.3 Metadata Standards and Guidelines
6.4 Metrics

7. Wrap Up
7.1 Road to Exam
7.2 Tips and Tricks

After completing the training, we register you for the Specialist certification exam from DAMA International.
The English-language, open-book Specialist exam is developed by DAMA International. The exam tests your knowledge of the latest version of the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBoK2).
You complete the exam, consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions, within 90 minutes. If English is not your native language, the exam is extended by 20 minutes.

DAMA-DMBoK2 Revised Edition book
The DAMA-DMBoK2 Revised Edition book, together with the training, is the basis for preparing for the Specialist exam.

Audience

Professionals with a CDMP Associate certificate (Practitioner or Master level):

  • Data Stewards
  • Data Architects
  • Business Analysts

Prior knowledge

  • CDMP Associate certification (Practitioner or Master Level)
  • Basic knowledge of data management and governance principles
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