Business continuity standards survey

Business continuity standards survey

This Continuity Central survey seeks to find out what business continuity managers think of the various business continuity standards they have come across and how standards are used within the BC process.

Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below. The survey is completely anonymous.

About you
How large is your organization?
What is your main industry sector?
Where is your head office located:

Have you read any business continuity related standards?	Yes No

Please answer the following questions for the two business continuity standards you are most familiar with:
1) Full name of standard:
I read the standard in detail:	Yes No
I found the standard easy to understand:	Yes No Partially
I could easily see how I could follow the standard's guidelines within my company:	Yes No Partially
I have used the standard practically while developing and managing business continuity processes:	Yes my BC processes are fully based upon the standard Yes my BC processes are partly based upon the standard No I have not used the standard practically If no, could you explain why not? Type here:
I have used the standard for measuring or benchmarking business continuity processes:	Yes No If yes, could you explain briefly how you use the standard for these purposes: Type here:
Have you been formally certified against your compliance with the standard?	Yes No No certification scheme is available
Please give your subjective assessment of the standard on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is 'very poor' and 10 is 'excellent' :	Quality of writing:	out of 10
	Usefulness to my organization:	out of 10
	Clarity:	out of 10
	Presentation:	out of 10
If you have only read one standard please click here to go to the end of the survey. Otherwise please continue with your thoughts about the second standard:
2) Full name of standard:
I read the standard in detail:	Yes No
I found the standard easy to understand:	Yes No Partially
I could easily see how I could follow the standard's guidelines within my company:	Yes No Partially
I have used the standard practically while developing and managing business continuity processes:	Yes my BC processes are fully based upon the standard Yes my BC processes are partly based upon the standard No I have not used the standard practically If no, could you explain why not? Type here:
I have used the standard for measuring or benchmarking business continuity processes:	Yes No If yes, could you explain briefly how you use the standard for these purposes: Type here:
Have you been formally certified against your compliance with the standard?	Yes No No certification scheme is available
Please give your subjective assessment of the standard on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is 'very poor' and 10 is 'excellent' :	Quality of writing:	out of 10
	Usefulness to my organization:	out of 10
	Clarity:	out of 10
	Presentation:	out of 10
If you have read more than two standards please list the remaining standards below: Type here: Please send your survey using the button below:
	Thank you for your participation.