DMPEP™ · Data Management Policy and Education Program

Data management policies and role-based training, delivered as one program

Sandhill Consultants delivers DMPEP, a program that pairs 12 enterprise data management policies with a curriculum showing each employee what those policies ask of them in their daily work. It is aligned to DCAM and the DAMA-DMBoK and packaged to load straight into your learning management system.

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The DMPEP Policy Framework: governance foundation, data domains, operations, security and risk, and analytics.

12enterprise policies
201policy statements
238standards
32self-paced courses
78hours of instruction
157job aids & templates

Why a framework on its own isn’t enough

DCAM and the DMBoK give an organization a shared vocabulary and a yardstick for measuring capability. Formal policies take the next step, converting that vocabulary into commitments that leadership has approved and mandated.

Results appear only when the people who handle data every day understand what’s expected and have the skills to deliver it. DMPEP is built to close that gap.

“Best-practice frameworks provide the foundations. Policies convey the organization’s commitment, and workforce education turns that commitment into practice.”

One path from framework to proof

Every part of DMPEP connects to the next, and an implementation roadmap holds the sequence together.

FrameworkAdopt a common capability model and a consistent way to measure maturity.
PolicyFormalize enterprise commitments, responsibilities, and standards.
WorkforceEquip every role to own its data decisions and daily actions.
EvidenceGenerate the work products that show the capability is real.

What the program includes

A complete policy suite

Twelve enterprise policies containing 201 policy statements and 238 standards, organized into three domains:

Governance and leadership: strategy, governance, roles and accountability, data ethics, and education
Operations and architecture: metadata, data architecture, master and reference data, and the data lifecycle
Risk and quality control: data quality, classification, privacy, security, risk management, and analytics reporting

Each policy is fully written and ready for your team to tailor and approve, not a blank template.

A role-based curriculum

32 self-paced courses and 78 hours of instruction, grouped into five audience tiers:

Tier 1: all staff and contractors
Tier 2: managers
Tier 3: Data Owners and Data Stewards
Tier 4: data management specialists
Tier 5: advanced practitioners and program leaders

Content, vocabulary, and exercises are matched to what each role actually does.

Tools for everyday work

157 reusable templates, job aids, and handouts that carry learning into daily operations, including:

data quality scorecards
charter templates for a governance council
request forms for new business terms
guides for escalating data issues

These are the records and artifacts that make a data management program visible and repeatable.

DMPEP combines 12 policies, 201 policy statements and 238 standards with 32 courses, 78 hours of instruction and 157 course handouts.

Implementation in phases, not all at once

Enforcing 201 policy statements on the first day isn’t realistic, and DMPEP doesn’t require it. The program roadmap sequences four workstreams (adopting policy, educating people, applying it in practice, and measuring results) according to how they depend on one another, and it flexes to fit where your organization is today.

Most organizations begin with a DCAM assessment to baseline current capabilities and tune the rollout to their needs.

Phase 1EstablishStand up the governance authority, name the key roles, and roll out awareness training to the entire workforce.
Phase 2Build foundationsCreate the core data registers and inventories, and prepare managers to lead day-to-day operations.
Phase 3ExpandCarry specialist training into the remaining data domains and introduce lineage mapping and automated monitoring there.
Phase 4SustainShift to business-as-usual refresh cycles, supported by program audits and periodic reviews with leadership.

The goal: reach DCAM Level 5 (Achieved) in every DCAM capability by running policy and workforce training as one integrated effort.

Ready for your learning management system

Packaged in both SCORM 1.2 and cmi5 formats for today’s learning management systems
A configuration utility that puts your organization’s name, branding, and internal terms into every course
Configurable settings that let you make the program your own
Supporting documentation: the policy and course explorer, course syllabi, an LMS Administrator’s Guide, and a complete user manual

Why work with Sandhill Consultants

For nearly 30 years, Sandhill has helped organizations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas get more from their data, with consultancy, education, implementation support, workshops, and assessments in data modeling, data intelligence, and enterprise modeling.

As a DMPEP partner, Sandhill can help you plan the rollout, connect the program to the data tools your teams already use, and support your governance, stewardship, and LMS teams through deployment.

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is DMPEP?

DMPEP, the Data Management Policy and Education Program, packages what an enterprise data management program needs to get started: 12 policies with 201 policy statements and 238 standards, plus 32 role-based courses totaling 78 instructional hours. Aligned to DCAM and the DMBoK, it is ready to put into service as soon as it’s delivered.

Which policy areas does DMPEP cover?

The suite is organized into three domains (governance and leadership, operations and architecture, and risk and quality control) that together address everything from data strategy and ethics to metadata, master data, privacy, security, and analytics reporting. Every policy is fully written, so your team adapts and approves instead of drafting from scratch.

Who in our organization is the training designed for?

Anyone whose job involves organizational data, from frontline staff and contractors to the leaders who run the data program. The tiers in between cover managers, Data Owners and Stewards, and data management specialists, so each group learns at the depth its role requires.

How is the curriculum delivered to our learning management system?

Both SCORM 1.2 and cmi5 versions of the full curriculum are provided, so it loads into today’s learning management systems. Your LMS team also receives an administrator’s guide and a syllabus for each course, and a configuration utility adds your organization’s branding and internal terms throughout.

Why pair policies with training instead of choosing one?

Frameworks describe good practice and policies make it mandatory, but behavior changes only when employees know what’s expected and how to carry it out. Role-based education supplies that missing piece. A program built on a framework alone produces structure on paper, not change in how people work.

How does DMPEP support AI readiness?

AI models learn from and draw on your data, so gaps in data governance become gaps in AI governance. A handful of trained champions can’t carry a program at the speed and scale AI demands. That takes policies embedded across the organization and a workforce trained to follow them, which is the capability DMPEP is built to create.

How does Sandhill Consultants support DMPEP?

Sandhill delivers DMPEP as a partner of EDM Resource Group, the program’s developer. Our team can help you scope the rollout, plan the phases around your current maturity, and support your teams through deployment.

See the full program in the DMPEP white paper

Request your free copy of the white paper, or schedule a walkthrough of the policies, sample courseware, and framework crosswalks with the Sandhill team.

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DMPEP™ is developed by EDM Resource Group, LLC and delivered by Sandhill Consultants. DCAM™ is a trademark of the EDM Association. DAMA-DMBoK® is a registered trademark of DAMA International. DMPEP is independent of and not endorsed by either organization.