Completion requirements
Data management plans
A data management plan will help you:
- outline how data is handled during a project
- outline how data is handled on completion of a project
- consider data management before project commencement
- ensure data is safeguarded and widely shared
You should involve all stakeholders, including financial donors in creating a data management plan. It is a collaborative, iterative, process.
You can reocognise a good data management plan as it will feature:
- a data inventory that lists the data and identifies any third party rights in the data
- a list of platforms and agreements that support the sustainability of the data (e.g. in government data platforms)
- a set of roles and responsibilities related to the continued management of data
- a clear and realistic budget
- any training or capacity development needs
You can use the Developing a data management plan checklist to put in place an effective data management.