This is a report on a project that tested the Research Data Management Framework for Institutions, developed by the ARDC and 25 Australian universities under the Institutional Underpinnings Program. The University of Western Australia (UWA) project sought to define the requirements for a data management planning (DMP) tool that can assist with the assessment of needs, compliance, provisioning, and ongoing management of research data. About the Institutional Underpinnings Program In partnership with 25 Australian universities, we created a jointly-agreed Research Data Management Framework for Institutions to manage, share, retain and dispose of research data. Each partner university conducted projects to validate and test an aspect of the framework in their local contexts. This is a report on one of the projects. More information View more outputs of the Institutional Underpinnings program View the Research Data Management Framework for Institutions 10.5281/zenodo.6392340