As the neutral, cross-industry trade association for data management and analytics, EDM Council welcomes the partnership and collaboration with a variety of organizations to benefit our members and the wider data management community.
Our Authorized Partners support organizations in their progression towards data management and analytics maturity. They are trained and certified to perform data management assessments, ongoing engagements and expert training using the EDM Council’s best practice frameworks: DCAM (Data Management Capabilities Assessment Model) and CDMC (Cloud Data Management Capabilities).
Certified Partners support member firms who wish to participate in the Data Excellence Program and earn credentials. The program recognizes organizations who demonstrate ongoing commitment to continually advancing their data management program, based on the best practices defined by the DCAM framework. These Certified Partners include Founders who helped establish the program since its origination in late 2023.
The EDM Council is pleased to enjoy partnerships with other organizations from across the data management ecosystem. Some develop complementary solutions to the EDM Council’s DCAM and CDMC frameworks, while others offer additional value through training and events.
CDO Magazine is the premier global publication giving a voice to global leaders in strategic data management and analytics capabilities. CDO Magazine and the EDM Council partner to co-host virtual conferences such as the CDO & Data Leaders' Global Summit and Women Data Leaders' Global Summit, as well as the Data for Good Awards program.
eLearningCurve and EDM Council partner to deliver professional data management eLearning solutions – including on-demand training and professional certifications. EDM Council member firms receive a discount. 50+ courses cover a wide range of data management topics. With 9 CIMP certification tracks, plus DCAM and CDMC certification, your team's training needs are covered.
Pellustro, a solution of Element22 LLC, provides an optional survey tool for conducting DCAM assessments. It is available under a separate license arrangement. The tools provide automated survey workflow management to drive participation, analytics and dashboards, and EDM Council Industry Benchmark data loaded for comparison.
EDM Council has partnered with Solidatus to provide members with advanced DCAM knowledge modeling tools that enable chief data officers and their organizations to more effectively manage their data supply chain and conform with regulatory, data privacy and other business process requirements. Firms can deliver their data management capability road-map while accelerating value delivery from their data assets. Understand how DCAM version 2.2 has evolved and gain enhanced version-to-version traceability. EDM Council members can also register for a read-only Solidatus account today in order to access eight DCAM models. Get started on the DCAM User Group on EDMConnect.
Through its PACE Calibrate platform, UST provides an online survey and scoring tool to support DCAM assessments. Results are delivered in highly graphical dashboards that indicate overall scoring analysis as well as heatmaps of an organization's status against the against DCAM's 8 core components.
The EDM Council partners with WBR, providing support and expertise at key data management industry conferences. You might find the EDM Council team – and its members – speaking at events such as FIMA and InvestOps. WBR frequently invites the EDM Council member community to attend events at discounted rates. Find more on the Events page.