[1][2] It describes itself as vendor-independent, all-volunteer organization,[3] and has a membership consisting of technical and business professionals.
The Data Management Association International was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles.
[3] Other early chapters were:San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, NewYork, and Washington D.C. DAMA has published the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK), which contains suggestions on best practices and suggestions of a common vernacular for enterprise data management.
[7] DMBOK has been described by the authors as being an "equivalent" to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK).
The surrounding segments each represent a different aspect of data management DAMA also provides a professional data management certification for individuals known as a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP),[11] which is based on the DMBOK as a study reference.