This manuscript has been prepared in time for the Active DMPs IG session taking place in Barcelona on April 6 as part of the RDA 9th Plenary meeting. Information about the session can be found at https://www.rd-alliance.org/ig-active-data-management-plans-rda-9th-plenary-meeting . We invite reviews and commentary from participants of the session as well as from the community more broadly, and we envisage publishing an updated version that incorporates the feedback we received.