Once you have figured out what your data assets will be and what their properties are, you can develop your DMP. Answer the questions for all your data assets and be as explicit as possible. Guidelines for writing a DMP can be found in the LibGuide Research Data Management (see reading materials). On the website of the Digital Curation Centre you can also find some practical guidelines for writing a DMP.
Please note that a DMP should be a self-explanatory document. This means that an outsider should be able to understand what is written in the DMP without having to consult other files. You may of course refer to other files where relevant, but the core properties of the way in which you will handle your data will have to be explained in your DMP.
An important aspect that researchers do not always discuss in their DMP is with which partners they will collaborate. This is important information when it comes to e.g. data sharing with your partners or data ownership. Please make sure that you include information about whether there are partners in your project, and if so, who they are and what their role is. This kind of information is typically part of a research proposal, but with respect to being self-explanatory, the DMP should include this type of information as well.
The LibGuide Research Data Management discusses some facilities at the VU that can only be used if you have a VUnetID. If you do not have a VUnetID, please be aware that some options are unavailable. Make sure that, in your DMP, you refer to facilities that are available to you.