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Client: Army National Guard
Service: DMPA®, Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)
Industry: Government; Defense

Business Case

The Army National Guard (ARNG) received an assessment directive from the Army CIO/G-6 to develop maturity measures for the current state of its data management practices as part of the Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program.  A representative subset of ARNG personnel was identified for this assessment.  Individual interview results were kept anonymous in the aggregated results reported to the ARNG and the Army CIO/G-6.

Solution

Data Blueprint conducted a comprehensive DMPA® (Data Management Practices Assessment).  
DMPA® Overview:

• Proprietary, scientific product offering developed by Data Blueprint
• Evaluate current state of data management practices
• Develop a comparison of ARNG results to other organizations and industries
• Provide a foundation for developing a data management roadmap as well as Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)

Technical Environment

• DMPA® Data Management Practices Assessment

Results

Data Blueprint’s DMPA® identified the ARNG as lagging behind industry standards and overall benchmarks across all categories.  Recommendations regarding data governance and data stewardship were made to address these deficiencies and serve as a roadmap for improvements.