Data management maturity assessments

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Sharon Omwega

Data Scientist

Data maturity versus data management maturity

Data maturity

  • How well an organization understands, values, and uses its data
  • Looks at the big picture of data capabilities

Data management maturity

  • Effectiveness of data management practices i.e. processes, policies, and technologies used
  • Thorough analysis of data practices and strategies

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Why assess data management maturity?

  • Blueprint for optimizing data management practices
  • Implement standardized assessment procedures
  • Frameworks:
    • Capability Maturity Model Institute - Data Management Maturity Model (CMMI-DMM)
    • Data Management Capability Assessment Model EDM Council (DCAM)

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CMMI - Data Management Maturity Model

  • Structured framework for improving data capabilities
  • 5 maturity levels - guides organizations from initial practices to optimized, well-defined processes
  • Covers 25 process areas, including quality, integration, architecture among others

Steps to CMMI Maturity Levels. A visual representation of the different stages in achieving CMMI maturity i.e., Initial, Managed, Defined, Qualitatively managed, and Optimized.

1 cmmiinstitute.com
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EDM Council (DCAM)

  • Focuses on data governance, quality, life cycle, architecture, metadata management and more
  • Scoring system progressing from Not initiated to Enhanced
  • Balanced approach: emphasizes interplay of people, processes, and technology

A diagram illustrating the DCAM scoring system stages i.e. Not initiated, Conceptual, Developmental, Defined, Achieved, Enhanced

1 edmcouncil.org
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Tailored approaches to assessment

  • Customized to specific organizational needs
  • Self-evaluations - internal assessments using predefined frameworks
  • Third-party assessments - objective external evaluation
  • Benchmarking - comparative analyses against industry

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