Another Successful Bootcamp in Seattle, 14 earn CDMP

DAMA Puget Sound Chapter held a summer CDMP Exam Prep Bootcamp on July 13-14 at the Best Western Executive Inn in downtown Seattle.

There were 14 attendees, one of the largest classes held in Seattle. Two attendees even made the trek down from Vancouver, BC to get certified! Others are currently employed by local organizations such as Premera, Costco, Expediters, Group Health, Microsoft and Russell Investments.  Amidst a Seattle-style thunder storm on Friday, the class forged ahead to complete the IS Core and the Data Management Core exams on Day One.  With two out of three exams under their belt, Day Two was a lot less stressful for most.  By the end of Day Two, an amazing 100% of the class had successfully completed all exams and achieved the CDMP credential!

Congratulations to the following new Certified Data Management Professionals:


Bryan Coker
David Morgan
Matthew Jones
Robert Stockton
Jean Hillel Jr.
Ted Schill
Frank Hemingway
Michael R. Davis
Wendell Skar
Stacie Benton
Pamela Owens
Jo Napier
Chan Beauvais (not pictured)
Mary DeMange (not pictured)

New Speciality Exam for CDMP: Data Integration and Interoperability

ICCP has added a new specialty exam,  Data Integration and Interoperability, which will apply toward the Certified Data Management Professional and Certified Business Intelligence Professional certification programs. It was a tremendous effort on the part of a dedicated team of industry professional to create this exam in 4 months.

ICCP's process is to encourage existing CBIP, CDMP and CCP holders to take the examination in Beta for free (to gather the needed data on effectiveness of the exam questions.)  Later if beta exam takers wish to convert it to a final (adjusted) score toward certification, or for their ongoing recertification education and renewal, they will be charged a discounted fee of $195.

The beta exams are typically available to DAMA and TDWI chapters for a limited time.  Here's the current timing schedule that the ICCP Certification Council  is working towards.

Beta Period:
Start - July 9
End - Oct 31
Review by  - Nov 30
Final adjusted scores by - Dec 15

Please contact the ICCP office at office2@iccp.org for more information about how this exam will apply toward a specific certification, or how you can arrange to take a beta exam.