During four intensive Bootcamp days in June-July at the Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE) in Amersfoort and Amsterdam, nine course participants studied the ins and outs of good data management in heritage studies. Under the guidance of a heritage data coach and a research data coach, the course participants, who come from different organisations, worked on data management plans and personal learning objectives. Speakers from collection management, research and policy provided the Bootcamp with an extra dimension of expertise and experience. The Bootcamp was a first training pilot of the Dutch node of the European Research Infrastructure for the Heritage Sciences (E-RIHS).