CDMP PRACTICE EXAM 1: DATA MANAGEMENT
PROCESS & DATA GOVERNANCE
Data is an organizational asset. What international standard is concerned with asset
management? - Answer -ISO 55000/55001
What are the disciplines of data management? - Answer -1. Data Quality Management
2. Document and Content Management
3. Data Security Management
4. Data Governance
What are approaches to data valuation? - Answer -1. Cost of obtaining and storing data
2. Cost of replacing data if it were lost
3. What the data could be sold for
4. Expected revenue from innovative uses of data
What does the DAMA Wheel contain? - Answer -Knowledge areas
According to the DAMA DMBoK, the Data Governance Council (DGC) is the highest-
authority organization for Data Governance in an organization. Who should typically
chair this Council? - Answer -Chief Data Steward (Business)/Chief Data Officer
What are the primary responsibilities of a data steward? - Answer -A business role
appointed to take responsibility for the quality and use of their organization's data assets
What is true of data governance? - Answer -1. It's a continuous process of data
improvement
2. IT is a key stakeholder
3. There are different organizational models
4. It's the exercise of authority and control over the management of data assets
Who is responsible for communicating and promoting awareness of the value of Data
Governance in the organization? - Answer -Everyone in the data management
community
Communicating the value of Data Governance can be approached in a number of ways
such as: - Answer -1. Maintaining an intranet website
2. Publishing a regular newsletter via hardcopy or email
3. Promoting participation in a DM forum or community
4. Creating a series of "elevator pitches" for the appropriate audience
, The Data Governance Steering Committee is best described as? - Answer -The
primary and highest authority responsible for the oversight and support of Data
Governance activities
The right to be forgotten is? - Answer -A person's right to have all their information
erased from an organization
Data Quality rules and standards are a form of data. To be effective, they need to be
managed as data and rules should be ___________? - Answer -Documented
consistently, tied to business impact, backed by data analysis, and accessible to all data
consumers
What areas do you consider when developing a Data Governance Operating Model? -
Answer -1. The value of the data to the organization
2. The business model- decentralized versus centralized
3. Cultural factors such as acceptance of discipline and adaptability to change
4. Impact of regulation
For countries, is there an internationally recognized set of codes to use? - Answer -
Yes, ISO 3166 is the internationally standardized set of codes used most organizations
Every enterprise is subject to many governmental and industry regulations, many of
which regulate how data and information are used and managed. Part of the Data
Governance function is to? - Answer -Monitor and ensure that organizations meet any
regulatory compliance requirements
What organization structure should set the overall direction for Data Governance? -
Answer -Data Governance Council
What organization facilitates Data Governance touchpoints throughout the project
lifecycle? - Answer -Data Governance Office
When considering a Data Governance program, communication is a key element. There
are many ways of managing this communication, with one of the most effective being a
Data Management intranet. What are examples of what you would typically put onto
such a communication vehicle? - Answer -1. Description of the DG organization, its key
members, and contact details
2. Executive message regarding significant Data Management issues
3. The data steward team profiles
4. Link to a "raise an issue" log
Data standards used by the enterprise must? - Answer -
PROCESS & DATA GOVERNANCE
Data is an organizational asset. What international standard is concerned with asset
management? - Answer -ISO 55000/55001
What are the disciplines of data management? - Answer -1. Data Quality Management
2. Document and Content Management
3. Data Security Management
4. Data Governance
What are approaches to data valuation? - Answer -1. Cost of obtaining and storing data
2. Cost of replacing data if it were lost
3. What the data could be sold for
4. Expected revenue from innovative uses of data
What does the DAMA Wheel contain? - Answer -Knowledge areas
According to the DAMA DMBoK, the Data Governance Council (DGC) is the highest-
authority organization for Data Governance in an organization. Who should typically
chair this Council? - Answer -Chief Data Steward (Business)/Chief Data Officer
What are the primary responsibilities of a data steward? - Answer -A business role
appointed to take responsibility for the quality and use of their organization's data assets
What is true of data governance? - Answer -1. It's a continuous process of data
improvement
2. IT is a key stakeholder
3. There are different organizational models
4. It's the exercise of authority and control over the management of data assets
Who is responsible for communicating and promoting awareness of the value of Data
Governance in the organization? - Answer -Everyone in the data management
community
Communicating the value of Data Governance can be approached in a number of ways
such as: - Answer -1. Maintaining an intranet website
2. Publishing a regular newsletter via hardcopy or email
3. Promoting participation in a DM forum or community
4. Creating a series of "elevator pitches" for the appropriate audience
, The Data Governance Steering Committee is best described as? - Answer -The
primary and highest authority responsible for the oversight and support of Data
Governance activities
The right to be forgotten is? - Answer -A person's right to have all their information
erased from an organization
Data Quality rules and standards are a form of data. To be effective, they need to be
managed as data and rules should be ___________? - Answer -Documented
consistently, tied to business impact, backed by data analysis, and accessible to all data
consumers
What areas do you consider when developing a Data Governance Operating Model? -
Answer -1. The value of the data to the organization
2. The business model- decentralized versus centralized
3. Cultural factors such as acceptance of discipline and adaptability to change
4. Impact of regulation
For countries, is there an internationally recognized set of codes to use? - Answer -
Yes, ISO 3166 is the internationally standardized set of codes used most organizations
Every enterprise is subject to many governmental and industry regulations, many of
which regulate how data and information are used and managed. Part of the Data
Governance function is to? - Answer -Monitor and ensure that organizations meet any
regulatory compliance requirements
What organization structure should set the overall direction for Data Governance? -
Answer -Data Governance Council
What organization facilitates Data Governance touchpoints throughout the project
lifecycle? - Answer -Data Governance Office
When considering a Data Governance program, communication is a key element. There
are many ways of managing this communication, with one of the most effective being a
Data Management intranet. What are examples of what you would typically put onto
such a communication vehicle? - Answer -1. Description of the DG organization, its key
members, and contact details
2. Executive message regarding significant Data Management issues
3. The data steward team profiles
4. Link to a "raise an issue" log
Data standards used by the enterprise must? - Answer -
