Open your seed catalog, sharpen your tools and lay out your garden. Getting the structure right from the start saves enormous headaches later.
We help you design data that works: management plans that satisfy funders and set your future self up for success; well-documented models that reflect how your research actually operates and allow you to stand up a database; and collection templates aligned to standards so your data plays well with others.
What you get:
- Data management plans that go beyond boilerplate
- Data models tailored to your project’s needs
- Collection templates aligned to community standards, making publishing, sharing, and reuse straightforward
Whether you’re starting a new project or organizing one that’s growing wild, we’ll help you build a foundation that lasts.
Pricing example
Data Management Guidance Review
$175/hour x 2 hours = $350
Scenario: Your funding organization develops a 5-page data management guidance document for its grantees. Since it will be public and grantees will be expected to follow it, you want a second perspective on its validity and potential gaps. The Data Patch reviews the guidance and provides comprehensive feedback that goes beyond simple edits:
- identifying strategic gaps
- verifying and/or recommending discipline-appropriate repositories and metadata standards
- suggesting resources to help grantees succeed
We help you transform general principles into actionable expectations with clear milestones, empowering your grantees to meet your standards with confidence.