Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP®) Certification
GET CERTIFIED, GET NOTICED, AND GET AHEAD WITH THE CDMP
Choose from 40+ courses across various formats and specializations to fast-track your CDMP.
Certification validates your skills and experience and signals to employers that you‘re adaptable, efficient, and ready to drive business success from day one.
ACHIEVE MORE WITH THE CDMP:
- • Showcase your mastery of core data management principles and best practices
- • Validate your ability to design, manage, and govern enterprise data systems
- • Prove your skills in data quality, integration, modeling, security, and more
Choose from 40+ courses across formats and specializations to fast-track your CDMP.
Backed by Industry Leaders

An internationally respected leader in data management education, providing trusted training, conferences, and industry insights. DATAVERSITY is one of the few DAMA-endorsed CDMP training providers globally, and the only one in North America.

A global nonprofit organization that sets industry standards for data management, offers the CDMP certification, and develops the DMBOK framework to advance best practices in data governance, quality, architecture, and more.
TOGETHER
We provide training at all levels of CDMP specialization and in multiple learning formats that are respected, relevant, and designed for the evolving world of data management.


























Who Should Get Certified?
The CDMP is ideal for any professionals who work with data management, governance, and strategy and want to demonstrate their expertise.
Such as:
- Data Management Professionals
- Business & IT Leaders
- Data Analysts & Engineers
- Compliance & Risk Specialists
- Aspiring Data Professionals and those looking to change their career direction
CDMP Training & Learning Opportunities
DATAVERSITY offers over 40 courses in a variety of learning formats and specialization levels to help you earn your CDMP.
Self-Paced, On-Demand Courses
Live, Online, Instructor-Led Courses:
Quarterly Data Management Fundamentals Courses – Available in flexible formats, including intensive 2- to 4-day sessions and extended 6-week programs.
Advanced Practitioner & Master-Level Training – Regular courses covering data governance, data quality, data modeling, master & reference data, and metadata management.
Custom Team Training
Bring your team up to speed when you take advantage of our private in-person or virtual courses tailored to your organization’s needs. Custom team training for the CDMP ensures your organization develops a consistent, industry-aligned approach to data management while upskilling employees in key areas.
Live Study Groups for CDMP Certification
Join free Study Groups led by DAMA International-certified CDMP Masters to receive live tutoring to study for your CDMP exam.
Discount on CDMP Certification Testing
Get a discount code for 20% off your CDMP exam when you train with DATAVERSITY. Take your exam online or in-person at a DATAVERSITY conference.
DATAVERSITY Conference Testing
DATAVERSITY conference attendees who take the exam on site only pay if they pass.
CDMP Certification Levels
Associate
For beginners or those with less experience in data management.
Practitioner
For professionals with 2+ years of experience, requiring a deeper understanding of data management principles.
Master
For seasoned data management experts with 10+ years of experience.
Fellow
A prestigious level awarded to highly experienced professionals with significant contributions to the field.
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FAQs: Everything You Need to Know
Howard Steffey discusses the CDMP and DATAVERSITY
What is the CDMP? (From the Data Governance & Information Quality Conference, with Michel Hebert)
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