Define your data assets

An important starting point for your DMP is a concise and elaborate list of your ‘data assets’, i.e. all the different parts of your prospective dataset. For example, the raw data and the analysed data of your research might constitute separate data assets. In addition, files of a more administrative nature, like informed consent forms or contact details of your participants, are considered to be data as well and as such, need to be managed. You can find an example of a list of data assets on the LibGuide Research Data Management. Not all templates readily facilitate a list of data assets, so if the template of your choice does not have a separate section for your ‘data assets’, create one yourself.