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Vendor Security Questionnaire Workload & Automation Survey

Assess the workload burden, pain points, and automation readiness of teams handling vendor security questionnaires. Designed for security, GRC, procurement, and IT professionals to inform process improvement priorities.

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Q1
Chat Message
Thank you for participating in this survey about vendor security questionnaire processes. Your responses will help us understand current workload patterns and identify where automation could have the greatest impact. Participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest experience. All responses will be kept confidential and reported only in aggregate. The survey takes approximately 8–10 minutes to complete.
Q2
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your involvement with vendor security questionnaires?
  • We send questionnaires to vendors
  • We respond to customer security questionnaires
  • Both sending and responding
  • Neither / Not applicable
Q3
Multiple Choice
Which internal functions do you collaborate with on vendor security questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
  • Security / GRC
  • IT / Infrastructure
  • Procurement / Sourcing
  • Legal
  • Privacy
  • Finance
  • Sales / Account teams
  • Other internal partners
  • None / Not applicable
Q4
Dropdown
Approximately how many vendor security questionnaires did you handle in the last 3 months?
  • 0 (none)
  • 1–5
  • 6–15
  • 16–30
  • 31–50
  • 51–100
  • More than 100
Q5
Dropdown
On average, approximately how many questions does a typical vendor security questionnaire contain?
  • Fewer than 25
  • 25–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–200
  • 201–500
  • More than 500
  • Not sure
Q6
Dropdown
On average, how many total person-hours are spent completing a single questionnaire across all contributors?
  • Less than 1 hour
  • 1–2 hours
  • 3–5 hours
  • 6–10 hours
  • 11–20 hours
  • 21–40 hours
  • More than 40 hours
  • Not sure
Q7
Opinion Scale
How would you rate the overall workload burden of vendor security questionnaires on you and your team?
Range: 1 7
Min: Very light burdenMid: NeutralMax: Very heavy burden
Q8
Opinion Scale
How much does gathering evidence and supporting documentation contribute to your questionnaire workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q9
Opinion Scale
How much does coordinating with internal subject-matter experts contribute to your questionnaire workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q10
Opinion Scale
How much do redundant or overlapping questions across different questionnaires contribute to your workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q11
Opinion Scale
How much does manual formatting, copy-pasting, or document assembly contribute to your questionnaire workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q12
Opinion Scale
How much do ambiguous or poorly worded questions from requestors contribute to your questionnaire workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q13
Opinion Scale
How much does tracking status and following up across stakeholders contribute to your questionnaire workload?
Range: 1 5
Min: Not at allMid: NeutralMax: A great deal
Q14
Multiple Choice
Which tools or approaches does your team currently use to streamline vendor security questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
  • VRM platform (third-party risk tool)
  • AI-assisted answer suggestions
  • Answer library / knowledge base
  • Workflow or ticketing system
  • Intake or request portal
  • Macros, templates, or playbooks
  • Other (please specify)
  • None of the above
Q15
Multiple Choice
What are your biggest concerns about increasing automation of vendor security questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
  • Inaccuracy or hallucinations
  • Data leakage or confidentiality risks
  • Compliance or regulatory risk
  • Explainability / traceability of answers
  • Model or content maintenance burden
  • User adoption and change management
  • Cost vs. benefit
  • Other (please specify)
Q16
Ranking
Rank the following automation opportunities by priority for your team, with the top item being the highest priority.
Drag to order (top = most important)
  1. Automated evidence and document collection
  2. Auto-mapping and de-duplication of questions
  3. Answer library with versioning and governance
  4. Vendor portal with status tracking and collaboration
  5. Risk scoring or control gap suggestions
  6. Contract and security clause extraction and linkage
Q17
Multiple Choice
What is the minimum level of accuracy you would require from AI-generated draft answers before human review?
  • Below 60% — any draft is better than starting from scratch
  • 60–69% — a rough starting point is acceptable
  • 70–79% — most content should be usable
  • 80–89% — only minor edits needed
  • 90–95% — nearly final quality expected
  • Above 95% — only trivial corrections acceptable
Q18
Multiple Choice
Which performance metrics does your team currently track for vendor security questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
  • Cycle time (request to completion)
  • Touch time (active work hours)
  • Rework or clarification rate
  • SLA adherence
  • Vendor response quality
  • Volume throughput
  • Backlog / queue size
  • Other (please specify)
  • None / Not sure
Q19
Dropdown
What is your team's target turnaround time for completing a standard vendor security questionnaire?
  • No target set
  • 1–3 business days
  • 4–5 business days
  • 6–10 business days
  • 11–15 business days
  • 16–20 business days
  • More than 20 business days
Q20
Opinion Scale
How willing are you to participate in piloting new questionnaire automation tools in the next quarter?
Range: 1 7
Min: Not at all willingMid: NeutralMax: Extremely willing
Q21
Long Text
Based on your responses in this survey, what would make automation of vendor security questionnaires most valuable for your team?
Max chars
Q22
AI Interview
We'd like to explore a few of your responses in more depth. An AI moderator will ask up to 2 follow-up questions based on your answers.
AI InterviewLength: 2Personality: [Object Object]Mode: Fast
Reference questions: 5
Q23
Multiple Choice
What is your primary role?
  • Security / GRC / Risk
  • IT / Infrastructure
  • Procurement / Sourcing
  • Legal / Privacy
  • Sales / Account Management
  • Operations / PMO
  • Executive / Leadership
  • Other (please specify)
Q24
Multiple Choice
How many years have you worked with vendor security questionnaires?
  • Less than 1 year
  • 1–2 years
  • 3–5 years
  • 6–10 years
  • More than 10 years
Q25
Multiple Choice
Which region do you primarily work in?
  • Americas
  • EMEA
  • APAC
  • Other / Multiple regions
Q26
Chat Message
Thank you for completing this survey. Your input will directly inform how we prioritize improvements to our vendor security questionnaire processes.

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