A frequently asked question when creating a data management plan is how extensive the plan needs to be. Unfortunately, there is no universal answer to this question since will depend on the project for which the data management plan is produced (the size of the project, the type of data you are dealing with, etc.) and the requirements from your funder. What we can do is give you some general advice.

In the video below, we will give you some general recommendations concerning how detailed your data management plan needs to be and what you should include. The recommendations concern data management plans created in DMP Roadmap, the local system for data management plans at Lund University.

Links

Link to page with example DMPs provided by the Swedish National Data Service (SND)

Link to page with public DMPs (not quality checked) from the Digital Curation Centre’s (DCC)