This webinar will provide a comprehensive introduction to Data Management Plans (DMPs), including general requirements from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, as well as special considerations for various research designs and data types. A practical walkthrough of the online application DMPTool--with several examples from different domains--will also help you gain momentum in drafting your own DMPs. The session will conclude with concrete guidance on the best practices of data management planning in the broader context of open research, reproducibility, and data publishing.