DAMA DATA PROJECT SKILLSDOCUMENTATION · RELEASE 1.1.0

KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY V1.1.0

Data Project Delivery Pack

Skill: managing-data-projects

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Record details

ID Field Project value
artifact_id Artifact ID
project Project
skill Skill
version Version
date Date
status Status
author Author
owner Owner
approver Approver
purpose Purpose
business_outcome Business outcome
scope Scope and exclusions
source_inputs Inputs and sources
assumptions Assumptions and constraints
decisions Decisions
rationale Rationale
risks Risks
exceptions Exceptions
open_items Open items
due_date Due date
acceptance_criteria Acceptance criteria
evidence_location Evidence location
reviewer_decision Reviewer decision
next_gate Next stage gate

Domain analysis and decisions

Business outcome (business_outcome)

Identify the decision or process to improve, beneficiaries, and how the outcome will be observed.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Scope and tailoring (scope)

List included and excluded domains and systems, with triggers for reconsidering exclusions.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Assumptions and constraints (assumptions)

Separate verified facts, working assumptions, and open questions that could change the plan.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Domain route (domain_route)

Classify primary, foundational, and supporting domains, with reasons for inclusion and exclusion.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Activities and dependencies (dependencies)

Sequence prerequisite decisions and Plan, Control, Develop, and Operate activities.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Roles and decision rights (decision_rights)

Name one accountable role per key decision and any risk veto authority.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Risks and controls (risks_controls)

Record risk events, controls, thresholds, escalation deadlines, and residual-risk approval.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Deliverables and acceptance evidence (acceptance_evidence)

For each work package, specify a reviewable artifact, acceptance method, and evidence location.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Next stage gate (next_gate)

State exit criteria for Go, Conditional Go, Hold, Rework, or Stop.

Enter project evidence, conclusion, and owner.

Working registers

Work Packages (work_packages)

Track how domain work contributes to business outcomes.

Domain (domain) Goal (goal) Owner (owner) Dependency (dependency) Deliverable (deliverable) Acceptance evidence (acceptance_evidence) Status (status)

Risks and Controls (risks)

Record risk events, controls, and escalation responsibility.

Risk event (event) Impact (impact) Control (control) Threshold (threshold) Owner (owner) Escalation (escalation) Evidence (evidence)

Stage Gates (gates)

Record gate exits, evidence, and approval decisions.

Stage (stage) Exit criteria (exit_criteria) Evidence (evidence) Decision (decision) Approver (approver) Date (date)