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The NFDI4Ing Maturity Model consists of individual maturity models for different phases of research data management. A total of 5 separate models address the implementation of research data management in research projects and include the objectives of RDM.
The maturity models are aimed at researchers who are working on a research project and are responsible for managing the digital objects arising as part of their research. The models enable a self-assessment of the current status of the RDM in the project based on goal definitions and show improvements for the standardised and optimised implementation of the RDM through downstream maturity levels and thus serve as support for the implementation of research data management. The goals are defined phase-specifically at the various maturity levels. This enables continuous improvement of the RDM in research projects.
As the implementation of RDM always depends on the research discipline, the models provide users with both best practices and general practices and can be extended on a project-specific basis. As the goals cannot be written individually for each discipline, the models have a descriptive character and are orientated towards engineering research, which means that they can be used for the various research areas and project types in engineering research.