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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We’re excited to announce the launch of our Winter CDMP Study Group, designed to help participants prepare for the Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) exam.

Study Group Overview

• Target Exam Date: May 16, 2025

• Format: Weekly meetings with alternating focus

  • Kickoff Session: Introduction to the group, members, schedule, and an overview of the DAMA-DMBOK.

  • Study Sessions (example: Mondays): Cover up to three chapters each week.

  • Office Hours (alternate Mondays): Open discussions to review lessons learned, take practice exams, and receive study recommendations. Past CDMP holders will share exam logistics and preparation insights.

• Cost to Participate: Free for DAMA members; $50 for non-members (reciprocity applies).

Registration will open next week—stay tuned!

To register   CLICK HERE: Study Group - CDMP   (link not active)

Reach out to study-group@DAMA-MN.org or go here for additional details.

Certification Exam Details

• Exam Cost: $311 (payment required prior to taking the exam).

• Duration: 90 minutes per exam.

• Exams Offered:

• CDMP Data Management Fundamentals exam

• Supplementary specialization exams (requestable) that, when passed, lead to professional data management specialization:

• Data Governance

• Data Quality

• Data Modeling & Design

• Metadata Management

• Master & Reference Data Management

• Data Integration & Interoperability

• Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence

For more information about CDMP® certification Levels and requirements visit the DAMA-I Certification website

Exam location will be announced soon.

Study Materials

Copies of the DAMA-DMBOK© version 2 revised are available for purchase through Technics Publishing. Use discount code DAMA-MN for 10% off both softcover and PDF versions.  Please note: the exam is based on DMBOK v2 Revised edition.