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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.

[email protected]


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


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


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:


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


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


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.


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


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


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


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



Example for Data Modeler/Architect:

Foundations ModelerIntermediate

Data Architect

Enterprise

Data Modeler



Senior

Data Architect

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Example for Data Quality Analyst:

Foundations

Data/

Database Analyst

Intermediate

Data Analyst

Data Quality

Analyst

Senior Data Quality

Administrator



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Example for Data GovernanceCoordinator:

Foundations

Data Governance

Coordinator



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


DW DeveloperData

Administrator

Performance Management Analyst

Storage Analyst Operator Operator Operator


Data WarehousingAnalyst

DataAdministrator


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:


Recommended:


Engineer Min:

UG – CS, Math, Engineering

Recommended:

Post Graduate studies

Min:

Vendor Certification Program/ACP

Recommended:

ICCP-CCP/DMP

Min:


Recommended:


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


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


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


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


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


Questions


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


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


Dr. Anne Marie SmithPrincipal Consultant, Director of EducationOffice [email protected]

EWSolutions, Inc. 15 Spinning Wheel Road, Suite 330Hinsdale, IL 60521Office 630.920.0005Fax 630.920.0008http://www.EWSolutions.com

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