Joshua Duhl – The 13 Areas of Cost for a DAM System:

"In almost every successful DAM installation (hosted or not) that I am aware of has 1-3 people (depending on the size and breadth of the organization) who is/are the DAM “master(s)” – more than a librarian or governance provider for the assets, this role(s) oversees the DAM from a combined business use and technical perspective. It expands and updates the metadata model (assuming the system supports that after it’s initially established , enforces consistency, updates the folder/collection hierarchy for consistent access, and is usually involved in the soliciting, vetting and resolving all modifications to the system."