The State of Arizona, Strategic Enterprise Technology Office, awarded a multi-year state-wide enterprise data management contract to three companies, among them CMMI Institute. The state has been engaging in inter-agency data governance and collaborative projects, and has envisioned far-reaching and ambitious objectives to raise the level of education about data management, baseline current capabilities, and establish critical data sharing initiatives. We’ll describe the state’s program goals and how the Data Management Maturity Model and associated services are helping to advance their agenda.