Data Management Professional Certification

Overview
for
DAMA – DAMA-NCR
March 11, 2010

Loretta Mahon Smith

President, DAMA-NCR
DAMA International, Board of Directors
AVP, T Rowe Price

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 Agenda

Introductions

CDMP Program Overview

The DAMA Guide to the Data Management

Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK)
changes in Certification

Q&A

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 Speaker Information
 T. Rowe Price
 1983-Present

 Professional Memberships: DAMA, IIBA, MPO, AIIM

 Industry Offices:
 President, DAMA National Capitol Region.
 Board of Directors, DAMA International, VP Communications
 ICCP Certification Council Member.

 Presentations:
 DAMA International Conferences 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 2008
http://www.wilshireconferences.com/MD2008/agenda.html
 Information Quality Conference: 2001
 DebTECH: 2003, 2004

 Publications:
 ModernAnalyst Journal http://www.modernanalyst.com
 The Data Administration Newsletter http://www.tdan.com

 Master Level Certifications:

 Certified Data Management Professional (DAMA CDMP – Global)
 Certified Business Intelligence Professional (TDWI CBIP – Global)
 Certified Computing Professional (ICCP CCP – Global)

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 Presentation Goals

 Provide an overview for the CDMP certification

 Describe with the certification/recertification process.

 Provide Examples of Exam Questions

 Introduce changes resulting from the introduction of

the DAMA Guide to the Data Management Body of
Knowledge

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 About ICCP

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP)

is
 Independent certification organization
 A Consortium of Professional Associations
 Administers the DAMA International certification
examinations and ensures that the certifications are:
– Measurable Validity
– Legally Defensible
– Job Related

What does ICCP Do?

 Establishes recognized professional standards within the
information systems and information technology industry
 Tests knowledge of stringent industry fundamentals, not
product-specific awareness

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 DAMA International
Certification History

2004 2009
1993 2002 2008
1994 Three new 2007 DAMA
DAMA / ICCP DAMA Business Data/ Quality
data exams: DMBOK
team created DAMA became Intelligence & and Zachman
DM, DW and Launched,
the Data became an ICCP Analytics Enterprise
DBA. CDMP Begin
Resource ICCP affiliate constituent Exam Framework
Program Realignment
Mgmt exam member Exams
Introduced of Exams

Courtesy of Eva Smith

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 Context

What ICCP Certification is NOT:

 An event
 A class
 An end-of-course exam
 Subjective

PERFORMANCE PROFILE
Content Number Your Status Percen- 2 5 7 9
Description

Systems Development
Of Items

100
Score

77 Pass
tile

85
1 5 0 5 9

**********************
“Certification, in itself, is not a
goal, but Professionalism is.”
1. Systems Analysis 39 33 94 ************************
1.1 General System Theory 4 3
1.2 Preliminary Studies 10 9
1.3 Problem Definition 5 5
1.4 Data Gathering/Analysis10 8
1.5 System Requirements 10 8 Dr. Paul M. Pair, ICCP Fellow, 1982
2. Systems Design & Imp’n 52 38 80 **********************
2.1 Alternative Sys. Design 5 5
2.2 Logical Design 10 9
2.3 Detailed System Design 17 10
2.4 Privacy/Sec’y/Controls 8 8
2.5 System Implementation 7 1
2.6 System Eval’n and Mtce. 5 5
3. Systems Analyst as Prof’l 9 6 41 ********
3.1 Organizational Roles 3 2
3.2 Interpersonal Roles 2 2
3.3 Communication Skills 2 0
3.4 Ident. Key Individuals 2 2

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 How can I get a CDMP?

Fill out application (www.dama.org or www.iccp.org)

Take / pass 3 exams

Meet the Experience & Education qualifications

Sign the ICCP Code of Ethics

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 Exam Details

 90 minutes, 110 multiple choice questions each

 Exam content
 100 experience based randomized multiply choice
questions (scored)
 Plus 10 beta multiply choice randomized
questions (not scored)
 Pass Exams at 70% or better for Mastery Level
 50%-69% for Practitioner Level

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 2009 CDMP Statistics

 201 CDMP Exams sold in 2009

 68 CDMP certificates awarded in 2009
 40 were Practitioner
 28 Masters
 494 Total CDMP Holders To Date

At Enterprise Data World 2010, more than 40

professionals signed up for the study session and test
seatings.

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 CDMP Requirements

 Experience & Education

 48 months experience
 24 months for Practitioner level
 Substitute up to 24 months of the experience
requirement with appropriate undergraduate or
graduate degree
 Three-year recertification cycle

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 Specialty Exam Choices

Current ICCP Exams include:

 Data Management
 Data Warehousing
 Database Administration
 Business Intelligence & Analytics
 Data & Information Quality
 Systems Development
 Systems Security
 Zachman Framework2
 BPM

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 One Specialty Exam
Substitution
 Examples include:
Certified Insurance Data Manager (CIDM) IBM Certified Database Administrator

IBM Certified Advanced DBA IBM Certified Solutions Expert

Microsoft Certified Master-SQL Server 2008 Teradata Certified Professional

(replaces Microsoft Certified Database Administrator)

Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database Administrator

 These programs are pre-qualified to substitute for

one specialty exam. Others may qualify.
 Substitute certificates are acceptable as long as
the certificate is current, i.e. has not expired.
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 Recertification

 Goals  Guidelines
 Maintain  3 year cycle
professional  Earn 120 approved
competence contact hours of
 Update existing continuing education
knowledge and
skills  Pay $75 per year
 Attain new or maintenance fee to
additional ICCP
knowledge and  Receive Annual
skills Transcript from
ICCP

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 Ways to Earn Professional
Development/Recertification Credits

Activity Professional Development /

Recertification
Formal educational institutions 1 Quarter Hour = 8 credits
1 Semester Hour = 12 credits
1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) = 10
Independent organized programs Count time of education program content
Professional society meetings, seminars, conferences

Teaching, lecturing, presenting For each activity category, credit limited to 60 recertification
Self-study programs credits / 3 year period
Published article, book

Sit for other ICCP examinations Depends on exam score:

- 70% or higher = 60 credits
- 60 - 69% = 30 credits
- 50 - 59% = 20 credits
- Less than 50 % = 0 credits
Hold an executive or administrative role in a professional For each activity category, credit limited to 60 recertification
society credits / 3 year period
Serve on the ICCP Certification Council / committee
Serve a leadership role in a Business / Computing industry
society

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 Reasons for Seeking Certification

Other 3.6%
Attain Access to
Vendor Support 1.8%
Increase
Compensation 2.4%
Assess Current
Expertise 3.1%
Improve Job Security Source: Prometric
4.8% (Dataquest Study)
Job Requirement
8.0%
Secure Employment
8.1%
Prepare for New Job
9.4%
Advancement in
Current Job 17.2%
Advancement in
Profession 41.7%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%

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 Why CDMP?

Reasons Results

Other, 11.4 Increase in Salary,

More Credibility
11
Financial Reward, 0.4 with Organization,
24
Self-Evaluation, 5.1

Credential, 37.3
Solve Problems
Quicker, 19

More Credibility
with Customers, 24
Company Greater Self-
Professional Growth,
Requirement, 0.4 Esteem, 22
45.3

Data from ICCP CDMP Presentation EDW 2009.

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 Career Growth

 Many consulting firms pay bonuses averaging $5,000 for

those who achieve professional certifications
 Large corporations typically reimburse employees for
review course, testing, etc. and many provide bonuses
from $100 to $1,000+
 Government agencies pay for training, exams, provide
bonuses, and some give permanent salary increases (up
to 15%)
 Surveys consistently show that certified individuals
 earn more than their counterparts and
 hold more advanced positions

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 American Council on
Education (ACE)

ACE awards undergraduate college credits

for achievement of the ICCP exams

9 credits for the Core Examination

3 credits for most of the expert specialty examinations (data
exams not yet evaluated for ACE credit)
4 credits for Microcomputers and Networking
2 credits for Procedural Programming

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 IS Core Sample Questions

1. A list of the open accounts in a ledger showing their debit and credit balances is
known as
A) a trial balance
B) a PL statement
C) a closing journal
D) an account analysis

2. What management function is concerned with the grouping of activities to be

performed and the establishment of institutional structures to carry them out?
A) Planning
B) Organizing
C) Controlling
D) Coordinating

3. What type of representation depicts the duration of tasks against the progression
of time?
A) Linear programming model
B) Network analysis (PERT/CPM)
C) Multiple regression analysis
D) Gantt chart
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 Data Mgmt / Data & Information
Quality Sample Questions

1. A word such as CUSTOMER in a column name should

A) be abbreviated in every column name the same way.
B) not be abbreviated.
C) be abbreviated but a different abbreviation may be used in different columns
depending upon the additional characters allowed-e.g.-CUST in some columns,
CST in others where additional space needs to be saved.
D) be abbreviated only when necessary.

2. A subject area model describes

A) business subjects and the data contained within them.
B) data entities and the subjects that they contain.
C) data subjects mapped to legacy systems.
D) business subjects and the relationships among them.

3. A data model in the first normal form has no

A) keys or identifiers.
B) relationships.
C) repeating groups.
D) data redundancy.

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 Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence &
Analytics Sample Questions

1. A star-schema is composed of
A) a universe of data warehousing subjects.
B) a fact table surrounded by dimension tables.
C) a base table surrounded by satellite tables.
D) event data surrounded by reference data.

2. Business drivers, goals, and strategies provide __________ for data warehousing
activity programs.
A) requirements
B) success measures
C) context
D) architecture

3. The two most common data integration architectures are

A) bus and hub-and-spoke.
B) normalized and dimensional.
C) data flow and data structure.
D) star-schema and snowflake-schema.

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 DBA / Systems Development /
System Security Sample Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a property of the ACID test for transaction
processing systems?
A) Atomicity
B) Consistency
C) Isolation
D) Disposability
2. A backward database recovery is useful in
A) quickly restoring the systems.
B) rebuilding the database in an unstable environment.
C) preserving the structure of the data.
D) restoring the database to a state known to be correct after some failure.
3. A composite key is
A) a primary key that is made of several attributes.
B) required before a two-phase commit can be completed.
C) a group of measures.
D) a combination of a personal and system administrator password.

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 What does the CDMP
cost?

2009
IS Core $285
First Data Specialty $285
Second Specialty $285
Total USD $855

Beta Exams are Free. You must fill out an application. If you pass the exam and
want to apply it towards the DAMA Certified Data Management Professional
(CDMP) designation, there will be a conversion charge of $195.

Second Specialty Exams

may be fulfilled by using one of the Accepted Vendor/Training Certifications listed on
the www.DAMA.org website.

All fees are non-refundable

Candidates may re-schedule within 48 hours of an exam date
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 BETA EXAM OFFERINGS
CHANGES IN 2010: 4 New Beta exams that align to the DAMA-DMBOK.
 Data Management Core new mandatory test to CDMP instead of first
specialty.
 Data Development
 Data Operations and Security
 Data Warehousing

 DAMA members may take beta exams for free until June 30, 2010. Exam taker
Information regarding the new beta exams:
 If you pass the exam and want to apply it towards the Certified Data Management
Professional (CDMP) designation, there will be a conversion charge of $195 USD
(the regular exam price is $285 USD) payable to the ICCP.
 The beta test is FREE. You will have to fill out an application, but no payment is
expected unless you are taking other exams, applying this exam towards the
CDMP, or applying this exam towards recertification credit.

 The scores have to be reviewed and adjusted by the DAMA / ICCP team after all the
results have been received. Scores may be adjusted upwards, but will NOT be adjusted
downwards on review of the performance of questions.

 Unadjusted scores are immediately available after the exam has been completed.
Official scores will be available after the DAMA / ICCP team meets again – which is
sometime after the beta exam period ends on June 30, 2010.
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 Exam Prep & Study
Materials
 ICCP offers Sponsored Review Courses through chapters or
companies
 Study materials and exam review course available through
ICCP office ([email protected])
 DAMA study materials are part of Data Management and Data
Warehousing self-study packages sold by ICCP
• DAMA Data Management Exam Study Guide
• DAMA Data Warehousing Exam Study Guide
 Sample exams are available at
http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/sampletests.html
 Exam outlines at http://www.iccp.org/iccpnew/outlines.html
 DAMA-DMBOK

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 Questions?
For CDMP Program Information:
Patricia Cupoli, ICCP [email protected] or
Eva Smith, ICCP [email protected]
The DAMA website is www.dama.org

For ICCP Exam Administration:

ICCP office at: [email protected]
The ICCP website is www.iccp.org

CDMP Social Networking:

Certify-Able Data Professional Blog
http://cdmpcommunity.blogspot.com/
DAMA CDMP Group
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/7744437

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 Presentation Goals

 Provided an overview for the CDMP certification

 Described with the certification/recertification process.

 Provided Examples of Exam Questions

 Introduced changes resulting from the introduction of the DAMA Guide

to the Data Management Body of Knowledge

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 Answers for Sample
Questions

DBA/
IS Core DM/DIQ DW/BIA DBA/SY DBA / SYS/SEC
IS Core IS Core Outline DM/ DM/DIQ Outline DW/BIA DW/BIA Outline S SYS/SEC Outline
# Answers # DIQ# Answers # # Answers # SEC# Answers #

1 A 2.2 1 A DM 1 B DW 1 D DBA
4.1 3.2 4.3

2 B 2.2 2 D DM 2 C DW 2 D DBA
3.2 1.1 4.4

3 D 3.2 3 C DM 3 A DW 3 A DBA
3.2 2.1 3.1

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