The Data Management Association (DAMA), formerly known as the Data Administration Management Association,^{[citation needed]} is a global not-for-profit organization which aims to advance concepts and practices about information management and data management.^[1][2] It describes itself as vendor-independent, all-volunteer organization,^[3] and has a membership consisting of technical and business professionals. Its international branch is called DAMA International (or DAMA-I), and DAMA also has various continental and national branches around the world.

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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. The first edition (DAMA-DMBOK) was published on 2009 November 1,^[4][5] and the second edition (DAMA-DMBOK2) was published on 2017 July 1.^[6]

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).^[7] It encompasses topics such as data architecture, security, quality, modelling, governance,^[8] big data, data science, and more.^[9]

DAMA also provides a professional data management certification for individuals known as a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP),^[10] which is based on the DMBOK as a study reference.^[11] It is an example of one of many competing certifications for data management professionals.^[12]

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