A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a formal document that outlines how data are to be handled both during a research project, and after the project is completed.
It is the essential reference to assure the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse [(FAIR)](https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/) of digital assets,
stablishing the format of data and metadata, how they is generated, stored and accessed, among other issues.
Currently, DMPs are mandatory for data-science and e-science founded grants, and indispensable for the sutentability of any long-term project.
DMPs will be living documents that will be amended, improved and detailed along the project timeline. Therefore, DMPs should have a clear version number and include a
timetable for updates. The DMPs should been defined according to the template of the [DMP Online tool](https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/),
but they could derivate into structured documents, as long as maintain a unity.
