Professional certifications verify your career skills and allow you to learn more about important concepts and industry best practices that can help in your day-to-day operations. Earning your Certified Data Management Professional - CDMP© certification is no different. This credential can help accelerate your career and demonstrate your qualifications to employers, clients, and peers.

To learn more about taking the certification, follow the link below and get certified. 

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To learn more about the CDMP certification levels and requirements, follow the link below.

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A guided, chapter-by-chapter preparation program aligned to the DAMA-DMBOK® v2 Revised

Feb 16 – May 26, 2026 | Weekly Mondays | 6:00–7:30 PM CST | Virtual

Study Group OVerview

• Who this is for (first-time CDMP candidates, practitioners refreshing fundamentals, cross-chapter participants)

• What participants can expect:

• • Facilitated chapter reviews

  • Alternating study sessions and office hours

  • Exposure to multiple DAMA knowledge areas weighted to the exam blueprint

  • Insights from past CDMP credential holders

Program Structure & Cadence

• Weekly cadence:

  • Study Sessions: Alternating Mondays, 6:00–7:30 PM CST

  • Office Hours: Every other Monday, 6:00–7:00 PM CST

• Session format:

  • Chapter walkthroughs aligned to exam weighting

  • Q&A and applied discussion

  • Optional practice questions during office hours

• Recordings:

  • Sessions will be recorded for registered participants (assuming this remains true per committee planning)

Detailed Schedule 

• February–March: Core Foundations

   - Data Architecture, Data Modeling & Design, Reference & Master Data, Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Management

• April: Platform & Enablement

    - Data Storage & Operations, Data Security, Document & Content Management, Metadata Management, DW/BI

• May: Integration & Emerging Topics

    -  Data Integration & Interoperability, Big Data & Data Science, Data Handling Ethics

Note: Chapters 15–17 are not assessed on the CDMP Fundamentals exam

• Office Hours: Listed by date

• Final Exam Date: May 26, 2026
• Note: we are offering the Pay-If-You-Pass exam to all registered attendees. This DAMA-I sponsored program enables registered participants to take the exam without paying the upfront $311 fee. If you pass and you want to be certified, you will be asked to pay the $300 fee immediately following the exam with a credit card. This is a very unique opportunity and is only available to qualified and approved DAMA chapters, and only once per year. 

REGISTRATION & PRICING

• Study Group Registration

  • Free for DAMA members

  • $25 for non-members (reciprocity applies)

• Registration details   Click here

• Contact email: study-group@DAMA-MN.org

CERTIFICATION DETAILS

• Exam: CDMP® Data Management Fundamentals
• Date: May 26, 2026
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Cost: $311 (waived)
• Pay-if-You-Pass will be administered by the chapter and if you pass the exam you will be offered the opportunity to pay just $300 to receive proof of certification and permitted to use CDMP(c) 
• Location: To be announced (with a note about possible multi-day proctoring under consideration, if approved)

Link out to DAMA-I for information about specialized exams 

STUDY MATERIALS

For a limited time, DAMA-MN is offering special pricing on the DAMA-DMBOK v2 Revised edition (Digital copy) for only $45.00. Click here to purchase your copy.

Copies of the DAMA-DMBOK© version 2 revised are available for purchase through Technics Publishing. Use discount code DAMA-MN for 5% off both softcover and PDF versions.  Please note: the exam is based on DMBOK v2 Revised edition. 

“Register for the CDMP Study Group”

“Questions? Contact study-group@DAMA-MN.org”