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DCAM Framework: Member Exclusive The DCAM Framework, associated resources, documentation, and training are Exclusively available to EDM Association members, as part of the membership benefits. Before booking, please ensure that your organization is an active member by checking the EDM Association member list. If you are unsure, please confirm internally prior to registration. Please note that bookings from non-member organizations will be cancelled, and any fees paid will be refunded.
This DCAM Certification Package includes the DCAM course plus the certification exam.
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The EDM Association’s Data Management Capability Assessment Model (DCAM®) is the globally recognized standard for data management best practices, designed to increase the value of an organization’s data assets and drive better business outcomes. DCAM provides a foundational roadmap to initiate, build, measure, and sustain a data management program and culture, enabling organizations to elevate the strategic impact of their data practices and foster greater trust and confidence in their data.
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The DCAM framework is structured in 8 key components with 34 capabilities and 101 sub-capabilities. It comprehensively addresses the unique requirements of data management, including:
- Data meaning and architecture: taxonomy development, identification management, glossary creation
- Data quality: business rules, data dimensions, control processes, and supply chain management
- Organizational adaptability: supporting continuous evolution amid shifting priorities
- Modern data challenges and digital transformation: enhanced support for AI, cloud, complex ecosystems, governance, data ethics, privacy, and security
You will learn:
- Key data management capabilities, best practices, and practical implementation
- DCAM’s eight core components, capabilities, and sub-capabilities
- Real-world use cases and peer insights for actionable application
- The role of data management in enabling AI and driving business alignment
- A roadmap to advance data maturity, governance, compliance, and innovation
- How to build and sustain a data-driven culture across the organization
The course curriculum reviews DCAM’s eight core components:
- Data Strategy, DMS & Business Case
- Data Management Program & Funding
- Architecture – Business, Data & Technology
- Business Data Knowledge
- Data Quality Management
- Govern Data & DMP
- Data Management Operations, Risk & Control
- Analytics Management
This course helps to build data understanding for:
- Business Managers and Executives
- Data Managers and Executives
- Technology Managers and Executives
- Data Management Analysts
- Data Science and Data Engineering Team Members
- Business Analysts
- Analytics Managers
- Process Managers and Decision Makers
- Business Measurement and Performance Analysts
- Technology and Business Architects
- Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Science, and Data Engineering Program Leaders
- Anyone with an interest in understanding the capabilities, opportunities, and challenges offered by data management
This DCAM Certification Package includes the DCAM course plus the certification exam.
Module 0. About the Course (10 min)
Module 1. Data Management Industry Overview (22 min)
- A Brief History of Data Management
- Modern Data Management
Module 2. DCAM Structure Overview (18 min)
- What is a Data Management Framework
- DCAM Framework Overview
- DCAM Ecosystem
Module 3. Component 1: Data Strategy, DMS, and Business Case (15 min)
- Business Driven Strategy for Data
- Business Case for Data Management
- Capabilities Overview
Module 4. Component 2: Data Management Program and Funding (46 min)
- Data Management Program & Funding Model
- DCAM and the Data Management Program & Funding Model
- Capabilities Overview
Module 5. Component 3: Architecture – Business, Data & Technology (42 min)
- Sustainable Architectural Integration
- Integrated Architecture Enables Organization Alignment
- Capabilities Overview
Module 6. Component 4: Business Data Knowledge (12 min)
- Data Education for All
- Data as Meaning, Business Glossary & Metadata Management
- Capabilities Overview
Module 7. Component 5: Data Quality Management (32 min)
- Business Aligned Data Quality Management
- Decision making supported by strong data control
- Capabilities Overview
Module 8. Component 6: Governance - Data & Data Management Program (20 min)
- Understanding Data Governance
- Governing DM Program
- Capabilities Overview
Module 9. Component 7: Data Management Operations, Risk & Control (17 min)
- Data Development Lifecycle
- Managing Data Risk and Controls
- Capabilities Overview
Module 10. Component 8: Analytics Management (26 min)
- Business driven Analytics Strategy
- Analytics Operating Model
- Aligned Analytics & Data Management
- Analytics Governance & Discipline
- Capabilities Overview
Module 11. Conducting a DCAM Assessment (20 min)
- Purpose of an Assessment
- Establishing Expectations/Scope
- Participants – Internal, External Support?
- Assessment Approaches
- Assessment Planning and Timeline
- Periodicity and Comparability
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This exam tests knowledge and understanding of basic concepts, principles, and terminology of DCAM.
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You will be tested in these areas:
- DCAM concepts and techniques
- Data Strategy capabilities
- The Data Management Business Case
- Creating, Funding, and Operating a Data Management Program
- Integrated Business Architecture, Data Architecture, and Technology Architecture
- Data Quality Management Capabilities
- Data and Data Management Program Governance
- Concepts and Capabilities of a Data Management Operation, Data Risk & Control
- Analytics Management Capabilities
- How to Conduct a DCAM Assessment
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Additional Information
Number of Questions: 25
Time Limit: 50 Minutes
Passing Score: 70%
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Once you pass the exam, you will receive a Certificate documenting that you have demonstrated mastery of the DCAM topic.
We recommend that you take detailed notes and review the course material multiple times before taking this exam.
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Data Capability Assessment Model (DCAM v2) 
Data Capability Assessment Model (DCAM v2)