EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model
The DCAM (Data Management Capability Assessment Model) is developed by the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council, a global association of financial services firms. DCAM provides a comprehensive framework for assessing and improving data management practices across people, process, and technology. It is widely adopted in the financial services industry to benchmark data management capabilities.
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Framework Domains (16)
Business Case and Funding
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-2.1 | Business Case Funding Model |
| DCAM-2.2 | Funding Sustainment |
Component 1: Data Strategy and Business Case
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-1.1 | Data Management Strategy |
| DCAM-1.2 | Data Management Roadmap |
| DCAM-1.3 | Stakeholder Alignment |
Component 2: Data Management Program and Funding
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-2.1 | Business Case Funding Model |
| DCAM-2.2 | Funding Sustainment |
| DCAM-2.3 | Education, Communications and Change Management |
Component 3: Architecture (Business, Data and Technology)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-3.1 | Data Management Program |
| DCAM-3.2 | Data Architecture |
| DCAM-3.3 | Technology Architecture |
Component 4: Business Data Knowledge
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-4.1 | Data Governance Operating Model |
| DCAM-4.2 | Data Policies and Standards |
| DCAM-4.3 | Data Ownership and Stewardship |
Component 5: Data Quality Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-5.1 | Data Architecture |
| DCAM-5.2 | Technology Architecture for Data |
| DCAM-5.3 | Data Quality Remediation |
Component 6: Data Governance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-6.1 | Data Quality Strategy |
| DCAM-6.2 | Data Quality Management |
| DCAM-6.3 | Data Stewardship |
Component 7: Data Management Operations, Risk and Control
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-7.1 | Data Operations |
| DCAM-7.2 | Reference and Master Data Management |
| DCAM-7.3 | Metadata Management |
Component 8: Analytics Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-8.1 | Data Lifecycle Management |
| DCAM-8.2 | Information Security and Privacy |
| DCAM-8.3 | Analytics Data Quality |
Data Architecture
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-5.1 | Data Architecture |
| DCAM-5.2 | Technology Architecture for Data |
Data Governance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-4.1 | Data Governance Operating Model |
| DCAM-4.2 | Data Policies and Standards |
| DCAM-4.3 | Data Ownership and Stewardship |
| DCAM-4.4 | Critical Data Identification |
Data Management Strategy
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-1.1 | Data Management Strategy |
| DCAM-1.2 | Data Management Roadmap |
Data Operations
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-7.1 | Data Operations |
| DCAM-7.2 | Reference and Master Data Management |
| DCAM-7.3 | Metadata Management |
| DCAM-7.4 | Data Control Environment |
| DCAM-8.1 | Data Lifecycle Management |
| DCAM-8.2 | Information Security and Privacy |
Data Quality
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-6.1 | Data Quality Strategy |
| DCAM-6.2 | Data Quality Management |
Maturity
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-MAT-1 | Capability Maturity Assessment |
Program and Funding
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DCAM-3.1 | Data Management Program |
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EU AI Act
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30%
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model?
EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model is a compliance framework from International (EDM Council) with 16 domains and 44 controls. The DCAM (Data Management Capability Assessment Model) is developed by the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council, a global association of financial services firms. DCAM provides a comprehensive framework for assessing and improving data management practices across people, process, and technology. It is widely adopted in the financial services industry to benchmark data management capabilities. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model have?
EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model has 44 controls organised across 16 domains. The largest domains are Data Operations (6 controls), Data Governance (4 controls), Component 1: Data Strategy and Business Case (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model map to?
EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model maps to 607 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are EU AI Act (33% coverage), EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) (30% coverage), ISO/IEC 23894:2023 (30% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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