The Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) guide to Data management plans provides researchers with an introduction to preparing data management plans.
It specifies that a data management plan is a living document that describes:
CQUniversity requires a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) for every research project.
Your research project may result in many megabytes of data. By creating a robust Data Management Plan (DMP) at the beginning of the project you will:
The RDMP is a living document that may be added to during the course of the project and should be reviewed/updated yearly.
If you are applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) grant, you will need to submit an overview of your DMP. ANDS has prepared an ARC applications - filling in the data management section guide to assist researchers with this.
You can use Data Manager to create your Data Management Plan.
See the Using Data Manager page of this guide for more information.
Clear, succinct video created by the Australian National University Library providing details of managing research data and the research data lifecycle.