Mathias Vercauteren
Data and AI Governance Partners
As Project Manager of the DAMA-DMBOK® 3.0, Mathias leads one of the world’s most significant initiatives in data management.
The DAMA DMBoK2 describes 11 disciplines of Data Management, with Data Governance being at the heart of all of these. As the critical importance of Data Management is further realized, organizations and information professionals are seeking to equip their employees with an internationally recognized professional qualification. The Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) qualification provides a pathway for the introductory level (Associate) through higher levels of attainment. Central to all of these is the Data Management Fundamentals (DMF) examination which this course prepares students for.
Data management only works when the whole organization speaks the same language. The DAMA-DMBoK® is that language. Over three days we’ll take you through all 17 chapters of the DAMA-DMBoK® 2.0 (revised edition), the reference guide that ties data governance, data quality, data modeling, metadata, master data and the rest into one picture.
You’ll learn what each knowledge area covers, how they fit together, where they break down in practice, and how you can get started with them. You get the full picture the exam (and your job) asks for, chapter by chapter.
The course prepares you for the CDMP® exam (Data Management Fundamentals), the entry level of the Certified Data Management Professional®. The CDMP® proves to the market that you know the whole field, from governance to architecture. We close with practice questions, a study plan, and the route to the specialist exams.
This training is delivered by Mathias Vercauteren. CDMP®-certified, working for DAMA International® as Global Project Manager of the DAMA-DMBoK® 3.0, with 15+ years building governance and data management programs inside international organizations.
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Practitioners who seek to gain an overview of the different disciplines of Information Management and those seeking Professional recognition and Industry recognised certification for Information Management. The course is especially tailored for data professionals who want to see the whole field and prove what they know with a recognized certificate.
That includes: BI and data warehouse developers and architects, data modelers, data and enterprise architects, data analysts, solution, application and information architects, business analysts, database administrators, project and programme managers, IT consultants, data governance managers, data quality managers and information quality practitioners. Or anyone with a serious interest in data.
Prior knowledge of the DAMA-DMBoK® or CDMP® is not required.
Optional: CDMP Sample Examination & Online Exam
Delegates wishing to take the 90-minute (+20 minutes where English is a second language) CDMP Data Management Fundamentals online exam, upon payment of the exam fee, will have access to a sample exam to practice on. It is advised to take the online exam within two weeks after the course. You can tick the Exam-checkbox on our registration form. More info on buying the exam on our Registration Fee tab at the top of this page.

Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht
Winthontlaan 4-6
3526 KV Utrecht
Telefoon 030 8000 800
The hotel is very well accessible by public transport. From busstop ‘Kanaleneiland Zuid’ it is only a three-minute walk. You can take buses 63, 65, 66, 74 and 77 from Utrecht Central Station and you also take the tram line 20 or 21 from the train station and get off at stop ‘Kanaleneiland’. Please consult www.9292.nl (door-to-door journey planner, also available in English) or call 0900-9292 (travel advice by phone, € 0.70 p/m).
Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht is also located next to the highway A12, exit 17 (Utrecht / Jaarbeurs / Kanaleneiland).
Although the hotel has a large parking garage, we cannot guarantee parking spots. We therefore advise you to go by public transport.
For those who would like to arrive the day before, there is the possibility of staying at the Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht. However, the hotel does not provide special discounts for attendees of events. Therefore, when interested in an overnight stay, please consult Van der Valk directly to make a reservation.
More information about the hotel and the location can be found on their website www.vandervalkhotelutrecht.nl.
“Great workshop, well organised, very insightful.”
“The course was organised with good content and an excellent trainer. I would definitely recommend it to others who want to get higher insights. ”
“Great course by a great speaker. Great addition after some experience ( and reading the DMBOK). ”
“Well-organised 3 days on Data Management geared towards the evolving Data x Digitalisation demands. ”
“Worth my time to fly from Indonesia. Learned from the real DAMA community. The course is not just copy and paste passages from the book, there are a lot of insights from the speaker. ”
“Value for money, highly recommended.”
“This course is recommended for all of those who would like to make a career in Data Management.”
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