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Contact the ICCP for information about exams and exam proctoring, purchasing study guides, schedules of exam prep courses and any other questions regarding certification.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Enterprise Data World 2009 - 8 New CDMPs!
Overall attendance was down a bit due to the economy, but it was barely noticeable from a participants perspective. EDW was full of energy and enthusiasm this year! The much anticipated DAMA-DMBOK was launched and is now available on Amazon.com. Homemade Jam was hopping on Monday and Tuesday nights. The "underground reporting" on Twitter provided minute by minute perspectives of attendees. The sessions were full of insights and information and it was great to catch up with old friends and meet new ones.
Here's what others said about EDW09: Francine Adams in the Examiner, "It was a meeting of the minds; the best minds in the world in data management at Enterprise Data World presented April 5-9, 2009 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida." Jim Harris commented on his OCDQ blog: "This year’s program was bigger than ever before, with more sessions, more case studies, and more can’t-miss content. "
On Sunday afternoon, Pat Cupoli gave a CDMP exam prep workshop to about 20 people, and several stayed to take exams after the workshop. During the conference, Pat, Francine Adams and I were busy proctoring exams. The Zachman Enterprise Architecture exam and the Business Process Management exams were offered as free beta exams and a total of 46 exams were given. In the exhibit hall, people were lined up at the DAMA-I booth for information about CDMP and the DAMA-DMBOK.
Eight people became Certified Data Management Professionals at the conference! We welcome them all to "club" CDMP! Each year, there seems to be more and more interest in certification. Whether it's the economy, or we're just starting to reach a "tipping" point of awareness -- there are more data professionals proudly displaying their CDMP credentials and increasing interest in certification from all over the world.
Here's what others said about EDW09: Francine Adams in the Examiner, "It was a meeting of the minds; the best minds in the world in data management at Enterprise Data World presented April 5-9, 2009 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida." Jim Harris commented on his OCDQ blog: "This year’s program was bigger than ever before, with more sessions, more case studies, and more can’t-miss content. "
On Sunday afternoon, Pat Cupoli gave a CDMP exam prep workshop to about 20 people, and several stayed to take exams after the workshop. During the conference, Pat, Francine Adams and I were busy proctoring exams. The Zachman Enterprise Architecture exam and the Business Process Management exams were offered as free beta exams and a total of 46 exams were given. In the exhibit hall, people were lined up at the DAMA-I booth for information about CDMP and the DAMA-DMBOK.
Eight people became Certified Data Management Professionals at the conference! We welcome them all to "club" CDMP! Each year, there seems to be more and more interest in certification. Whether it's the economy, or we're just starting to reach a "tipping" point of awareness -- there are more data professionals proudly displaying their CDMP credentials and increasing interest in certification from all over the world.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Twittering at Enterprise Data World
There are several folks twittering at Enterprise Data World this week. You can see their posts by searching for the hash tag #edw09 on Twitter.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Loretta Smith interviewed on ModernAnalyst.com
In January, Loretta Mahon Smith, CDMP, CBIP, a Data Architect at T. Rowe Price and member of our CDMP community was interviewed and featured on the ModernAnalyst.com site's Analyst Diaries. Loretta has been an active contributor to exam development and review of the CDMP exams. She promotes ICCP certification in this article and discusses the overlaps between business analyst and data analyst activities. Check out the article here.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
DAMA-DMBOK is heading to the presses!
The long-awaited Guide to the Data Management Body of Knowledge went to the publisher on January 22, 2009. The plan is to launch it at Enterprise Data World in Tampa, April 5-9. The guide will be published by Technic Publications (Steve Hoberman's company), and will be priced at $54.95 U.S. currency, according to Deborah Henderson, the V.P. of Education for DAMA International. She also suggests that it be purchased in conjunction with the DAMA Dictionary of Data Management, which is $44.95 and currently available at Amazon.com.This is a landmark publication for the data management profession. Over 150 experts in the field contributed to authoring, reviewing and editing this comprehensive guide. It will be a valuable resource for those preparing for certification and will serve as a framework for future certification exams and curriculum. Look for it at Enterprise Data World in April, and it will be available for pre-sale at Amazon.com soon. Stay tuned to this blog! As soon as it's available on Amazon, you'll find a link right here.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Free CDMP Webcast on Wed. January 21st!
Want to learn more about becoming a Certified Data Management Professional? Wilshire is holding a special webcast that explains the benefits, process and best study path.
The free 45min webcast is Wednesday, January 21st at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific). It will be presented by Pat Cupoli, DAMA Liaison to ICCP.
Click here to sign up.
The free 45min webcast is Wednesday, January 21st at 1pm Eastern (10am Pacific). It will be presented by Pat Cupoli, DAMA Liaison to ICCP.
Click here to sign up.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Why did you decide to get certified?
I recently posted this question on the CDMP LinkedIn discussion forum, and some interesting responses have been rolling in. The following was posted by Patrick McMullen, Data Architect at the Walt Disney Company (included here with permission):
Wizard of Oz: "Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma."
From one company to the next, the degree of commitment to sound architectural principles and IT program management differs. The responsibilities / roles / job descriptions and job titles of data modelers, data architects, data analysts, etc. varies. Passing a series of standardized exams covering a wide range of data management best practices, and meeting the ongoing requirements for continuing professional development, offers potential employers assurance that a candidate possesses broad knowledge and experience in data management. Someone who patches together a few badly designed, poorly documented database tables lacking in referential integrity might claim to have performed "data architecture" on his resume. CDMP certification offers hiring managers the assurance that a candidate possesses real knowledge of Data Management best practices, and a level of commitment to professional development.
Given two individuals with similiar educational achievements - an individual with a diploma, and one who fell 3 credits short of earning a diploma - the individual with the diploma isn't noticeably smarter than his diploma-less counterpart, but that piece of paper will open doors that would otherwise be shut. If, at some point, you may wish to be hired, promoted or simply retained, it would be best to make it easy on management to justify your qualifications. All things being equal, I would rather be the candidate with professional certification.
Dorothy: "How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?"
Scarecrow: "I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?"
Wizard of Oz: "Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma."
From one company to the next, the degree of commitment to sound architectural principles and IT program management differs. The responsibilities / roles / job descriptions and job titles of data modelers, data architects, data analysts, etc. varies. Passing a series of standardized exams covering a wide range of data management best practices, and meeting the ongoing requirements for continuing professional development, offers potential employers assurance that a candidate possesses broad knowledge and experience in data management. Someone who patches together a few badly designed, poorly documented database tables lacking in referential integrity might claim to have performed "data architecture" on his resume. CDMP certification offers hiring managers the assurance that a candidate possesses real knowledge of Data Management best practices, and a level of commitment to professional development.
Given two individuals with similiar educational achievements - an individual with a diploma, and one who fell 3 credits short of earning a diploma - the individual with the diploma isn't noticeably smarter than his diploma-less counterpart, but that piece of paper will open doors that would otherwise be shut. If, at some point, you may wish to be hired, promoted or simply retained, it would be best to make it easy on management to justify your qualifications. All things being equal, I would rather be the candidate with professional certification.
Dorothy: "How can you talk if you haven't got a brain?"
Scarecrow: "I don't know... But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking... don't they?"
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