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How to Develop the Data Role in Government: Creating the Individual
Development Plan (IDP) for Data Management
Anne Marie Smith, PhD.Director of EducationPrincipal ConsultantEWSolutions, Inc.
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Anne Marie Smith Background
Anne Marie Smith – [email protected]
• Internationally recognized expert and speaker in the fields of enterprise information management, data modeling, meta data management and data warehousing, one of the top industry experts in data governance and information management strategy and planning
• Over 20 years experience in delivering solutions in enterprise information management for numerous companies / clients across varied industries
• Published over 50 articles that have been featured in some of the industry’s most prestigious magazines and newsletters
• Contributing author to the DAMA Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK)
• Has taught at several institutions of higher learning including LaSalle University
• Holds certifications in PMP, CDPM and has earned a PhD in Management Information Systems
• Editor-in-Chief, Real World Decision Support journal: http://www.realworlddecisionsupport.com
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Not an Entry Level Profession
The Data Management profession has members who are entrusted with the information of major organizations.
Many, if not most, of these professionals work for large organizations and are charged with definition, development, and management of the mission-critical information stores of significant organizations of the world.
Most of these professionals have been out of college for 15 to 20 years – this is not an entry-level profession
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A Plethora of Job Titles
Data Analyst Database Analyst Data Modeler Data Management
Specialist Information Analyst
Data Architect Meta Data Specialist Business Analyst Enterprise Data Manager Etc…………….
Data Management suffers from a lack of standard job titles:
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What’s my Career?
Career goals change over course of professional life
Develop a career path with flexibility Decide on your specialities Identify the skills you need to acquire mastery of
your chosen data management specialities The DAMA Curriculum Framework can help
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OPM Job Classification
IT Classification: 2200 – Data Management is part of this general classification
Skills listed in 2210 are mostly physical database administration, little acknowledgement of conceptual or logical data management skills
Development of all data management skills is essential for all data management professionals in government – conceptual and logical as well as physical
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Curriculum Approach
The approach taken by DAMAI Data Management curriculum includes all aspects (conceptual, logical and physical perspectives: Model for data management in the real world List of concepts in Data Management List of topics from the ICCP CDMP exams as input Body of Knowledge (BOK) for Data Management as input List of careers and job clusters from the NWET (National
Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies)1 List of education delivery channels based on the North
American model Clustering of topics for courses Cross reference matrices for the reader to study in the
development of a curriculum
1 Building a Foundation for Tomorrow – Skill Standards for Information Technology, National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, 1999.
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ICCP and DAMAI
ICCP – highest level certification for computing professionals http://www.iccp.org/
ICCP Data Management certification (CDMP) designed to test knowledge of IRM/DRM functions – all stages (conceptual, logical, physical)
Serves as validation for the DAMA IRM/DRM curriculum – courses and exams based on DAMA curriculum framework
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ICCP and DM Certification
CDMP Certified Data Management Professional Practitioner (pass tests at 50% or
higher) Master Professional (pass tests at 70% or higher)
Required: Pass three ICCP exams in data management and
related fields Work experience in data field Recertification – 3 year cycles Continuing Professional Education Adopt ICCP Code of Ethics
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ICCP and DM Certification
CDMP-eligible Exams include: IT Core Data Management Data Warehousing Database Administration Integrated Project Management IT Management Systems Development Business Intelligence Data and Information Quality ……………
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Career Ladders in DM
Career Ladders for Data Management use skill standards published by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies
Career Ladders describe a progression of job titles and skill requirements for a job cluster
Career Ladders have three levels Entry (Novice) Proficient (Practitioner) Expert (Master)
Curriculum designed to provide foundation knowledge and facility for the chosen track
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Career Ladders in DM
IRM/DRM Career Ladders include: Business or Systems Analysis Data Warehousing Data Analyst / Data Modeling / Architect Data Administration / Management Database Administration Project Management Data Quality Information Security Technical Trainer / Technical Writer Data or Information Architect Data Governance Co-ordinator
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Career Paths & Roles
Career Ladders include paths and roles appropriate to the ladder
Example for Database Administrator:
Foundations Associate DBA
Database Analyst
Database Administrator
Senior Database
Administrator
Novice Practitioner Master
Required Skills and Knowledge
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Career Paths & Roles
Example for Data Modeler/Architect:
Foundations ModelerIntermediate
Data Architect
Enterprise
Data Modeler
Novice Practitioner Master
Required Skills and Knowledge
Senior
Data Architect
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Career Paths & Roles
Example for Data Quality Analyst:
Foundations
Data/
Database Analyst
Intermediate
Data Analyst
Data Quality
Analyst
Senior Data Quality
Administrator
Novice Practitioner Master
Required Skills and Knowledge
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Career Paths & Roles
Example for Data GovernanceCoordinator:
Foundations
Data Governance
Coordinator
Novice Practitioner Master
Required Skills and Knowledge
Many routes !
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Career Choices: Foundations+
Modeling, Database, Ethics, Data processes (CRUD), Interaction of data and business logic
Novice
Practitioner
Master
databaseprogrammer
data governanceco-ordinator
enterprise data modeller
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Ladders or Tree?
Both ! It is important for the data management
professional to have some exposure to most areas of data management – tree
It is important for the data management professional to choose one or a few areas for progression to mastery - ladder
Choosing leaves on the data management tree for exposure and choosing one or a few areas for mastery will create the well-rounded data management professional
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Topics and Topic Clusters
Topics an area that are explored to some degree within the DAMAI Curriculum; a curriculum and /or course learning unit Topics may relate to one or more courses, and
may be combined as appropriate with other topics
Topic Cluster: is a highly related set of topics which are typically taught together – courses are developed by assembling a series of topics within a cluster and adding additional materials/topics as necessary
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Two Topic Clusters with Topics
The Environment for Managing Data as a Resource Types of data and information General file and database processing principles Uses of Data, information, knowledge, wisdom; metadata data and information (by discipline and within DRM) Evolution of database technologies Risks and rewards of data resource management
Data Resource Management Overview
Information Systems Planning (ISP) concepts Data / Metadata Management Plans Strategic data plan (linked to business plan)
• Enterprise data / information framework• Data portfolio management• Relationship management (vendor, customer, employee) • Data quality management• Metadata management plan
Policies / Standards / Legal requirements/ Processes / Procedures• Internal to DRM• External to DRM• External to organization
There are 14 topic clusters in the DAMA Curriculum Framework
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Topic Clusters List
Planning for Data and Metadata Data Requirements Analysis and Documentation Data Models and Modeling Relational Data Model Data Storage Management Data Access and Database Programming Data Warehousing Data / Metadata Infrastructure Management Information and Data Security Data Quality Management Data Reliability Information Systems Project Management
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Continuing Education
Map your continuing education goals to curriculum Become certified as a Data Management
Professional, Business Intelligence Professional or other ICCP certification (CDMP, CBIP)
Discover courses and seminars to provide Professional Development Units (PDU) and contact hours for re-certification
Raise awareness of certification and continuing education to advance the data management profession throughout the US government
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Generic Roles
Functional Area
Function
Data Resource Management
Database Administration
Data Warehousing/ Business Intelligence
Meta Data / Repository Management
Management
Architecture
Analysis & Design
Engineering
Operations
VP/Director
Enterprise Architect
Manager Manager Manager Manager
Portfolio Manager Database Architect DW Architect Metadata Architect
Enterprise Data Administrator
Data ResourceAnalyst
Enterprise Database Administrator
PerformanceAnalyst
Database Administrator
DW DeveloperData
Administrator
Performance Management Analyst
Storage Analyst Operator Operator Operator
Database Administrator
Data WarehousingAnalyst
DataAdministrator
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Recommended Qualifications
RoleEducation Certification Experience
Manager Min:
UG – CS/Business
Recommended:
MBA/MSIS
Min:
IT Mgt training program
Recommended:
ICCP-CCP/DMP
Min:
3 years in two or more related roles
Recommended:
5 years in more than two related roles
Architect Min:
UG – CS/MIS
Recommended:
MS-CS/MSIS
Min:
Vendor Certification Program
Recommended:
ICCP-CCP/DMP
Min:
3 years in one or more related roles
Recommended:
5 years in two or more related roles
Analyst/Designer
Min:
UG – CS/Business
Recommended:
UG – CS
Min:
Vendor Certification Program/ACP
Recommended:
ICCP-CCP/DMP
Min:
2 years in one or more related roles
Recommended:
4 years in one or more related roles
Engineer Min:
UG – CS, Math, Engineering
Recommended:
Post Graduate studies
Min:
Vendor Certification Program/ACP
Recommended:
ICCP-CCP/DMP
Min:
1 years in one or more related roles
Recommended:
3 years in one or more related roles
Operator Min:
AAS
Recommended:
UG-CS
Min:
ACP
Recommended:
Vendor Certification Program
Min:
-
Recommended:
1 year + in business role
• UG = Undergraduate• CS = Computer Science
• CCP = Certified Computing Professional• DMP = Data Management Professional
• ACP = Associate Computing Professional
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Recommended Competencies
RoleCompetent Advanced Distinguished
Manager Minimum education and experience levels
One or more Specialty/Vendor training programs
One or more Specialty/Vendor exams
ICCP Proficiency Exam(s)
Active membership in domain related professional association or user group
Competent plus:Recommended
education and experience levels
A professional certification, CCP or DMP
Regular continuing professional education program/ recertification
Active professional network of peers
Presentations at local professional association/user group
Leadership role in local professional association/user group
Advanced plus at least 3 of the following:
Advanced experience in at least one other professional role
Additional ICCP/other proficiency exams
Presentations at national or international conferences
Leadership role at the national or international level in professional organization/user group
Teaching at institution of higher education
Publication of articles in trade magazines, academic journals
Published author of professional text
Architect
Analyst/Designer
Engineer
Operator
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Recommended ICCP Exams
RoleICCP ExamsICCP Exams
ManagerCCPCCP
Core
+ Data Management
+ IS Management/Systems Development/Business Information Systems
ArchitectCCP/DMPCCP/DMP
Core
+ Data Management
+ Data Warehousing/Database Administration/Systems Development
Analyst/DesignerCCP/DMPCCP/DMP
Core
+ Data Management
+ Data Warehousing/Database Administration/Systems Development
EngineerCCP/DMPCCP/DMP
/ACP/ACP
Core+ Database Administration + Data Management/Data Warehousing/Systems Development
Or, ACP/proficiency exam in Database Administration
OperatorACPACP
Any data proficiency exams, ACP
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Courses for ICCP Exam Prep
Some organizations offer courses that are based on ICCP / DAMA curriculum framework
Some colleges offer data management education, visit http://www.dama.org / education for list of schools and programs
EWSolutions’ courses are certified by ICCP and State of Illinois for professional development and continuing education credits and can serve as foundation for exam preparation
http://www.ewsolutions.com/education for complete course list
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Conclusion
Developing and refining your approach to continuing education in enterprise data management is essential for professional and personal growth
DAMA Curriculum Framework can serve as a proper foundation for developing your personal education path
Continue to learn about data management and its related fields
Become / remain active in DAMA for educational and professional development opportunities http://www.dama.org
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Questions
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References
Building a Foundation for Tomorrow – Skill Standards for Information Technology, National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, 1999. http://www.nwcet.org
DAMA International Curriculum for Post-Secondary Education http://www.dama.org
Institute for Certifying Computing Professionals (ICCP) http://www.iccp.org
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Additional References
EIM Institute: http://www.eiminstitute.com Real World Decision Support Journal:
http://www.realworlddecisionsupport.com The Data Administration Newsletter:
http://www.tdan.com DAMA-Data Management Body of
Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK): http://www.dama.org
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Dr. Anne Marie SmithPrincipal Consultant, Director of EducationOffice [email protected]
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