The main objectives of the group’s work are research-supported development, and the exchange of various products, models and services for quality assurance of engineering research data and processes, e.g.:
- requirements & needs for products and services to be developed;
- discussion and validation of RDM QA-tools, methods and implementation results;
- leverage synergies through cooperation of different archetypes, community clusters, other consortia, and (inter-)national partners and initiatives;
- ensuring connectivity to the overall NFDI.
The following chart displays some of the topics and RDM research areas discussed in the SIG, as well as the primary contacts in NFDI4Ing for each topic:

Further issues for discussion and validation, e.g. in regard to the implementation and evaluation of tools include:
- identification of standard and archetype-specific data and data management processes;
- presentation of methods for self-monitoring of data and process quality;
- recommendations and practices for implementing the maturity model;
- requirements of content for engineering-specific data management planning (DMP templates and guidance for engineering-specific editing of DMPs);
- collection and prioritization of (software) development goals for RDMO, especially for interfacing with other systems in NFDI4Ing;
- clarification of institutional needs for access to RDMO;
- presentation of data and process quality metrics.