Make a plan

Create a data management plan to help you manage your data for own use, meet funder requirements, and allow data sharing in the future.

Before you make a plan:

• Why manage & share your data?
• Other guides to data management

Create a plan:

• Write a data management plan
• Meet funder requirements
• Data Management Checklist for Starting & Ending Projects (PDF)
• Checklist for Software Management Plan from Software Sustainability Institute