This workshop tackles a familiar issue in research data management: Data Management Plans have the potential to make research more efficient, transparent, and reusable—yet they are still too often treated as a box-ticking exercise. Starting from the question “What’s in it for me?”, we explore how DMPs can become more useful, usable, and appealing from a researcher’s perspective.
Participants will share their experiences—what works when convincing researchers, and where it fails—and identify common barriers such as low perceived value, usability challenges of DMP tools, or competition with AI tools. A short hands-on session with DMP4NFDI and RDMO provides practical insight into current solutions.
In interactive group work, we will develop concrete ideas to improve DMP adoption, from better templates and wording to more effective outreach and service design. Participants leave with practical arguments, peer-tested approaches, and actionable ideas to make DMPs more attractive in their own context.
Max Participants: 20
Language: English
Duration: 120min
The workshop is organised by DMP4NFDI and Base4NFDI and targets RDM professionals and data stewards. It will be held as a satellite event of the Data Stewardship goes Germany (DSgG) Community Meeting 2026 at the University of Cologne.
