Quantify workload, surface pain points, and prioritize automation for vendor security questionnaires. Survey template to streamline reviews and cut toil.
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Sample Survey Items
Q1
Chat Message
We’re mapping where vendor security questionnaires create workload and where automation could help most. Please answer based on your recent experience.
Q2
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your involvement with vendor security questionnaires? (Select one.)
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 for these questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
Security/GRC
IT/Infrastructure
Procurement/Sourcing
Legal
Privacy
Finance
Sales/Account teams
Other internal partners
None/Not applicable
Q4
Numeric
Approximately how many vendor security questionnaires did you handle in the last 3 months? (Enter a whole number; 0 if none.)
Accepts a numeric value
Whole numbers only
Q5
Numeric
Typical questionnaire length: about how many questions per questionnaire on average? (Enter a whole number.)
Accepts a numeric value
Whole numbers only
Q6
Numeric
On average, how many total person-hours are spent per questionnaire (all contributors)? (Nearest whole hour.)
Accepts a numeric value
Whole numbers only
Q7
Rating
Overall, how heavy is the workload from vendor security questionnaires for you/your team?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Very lightMax: Extremely heavy
Q8
Matrix
How much do the following contribute to the workload?
Rows
Not a factor
Minor
Moderate
Major
Critical
Duplicative or overlapping questions
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Poorly structured formats (spreadsheets/portals)
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Missing or hard-to-find evidence
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Internal coordination and approvals
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Low-quality or inconsistent vendor answers
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Tool limitations or integrations
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Time pressure from business timelines
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Q9
Multiple Choice
Which tools or approaches are you currently using to streamline 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
None of the above
Q10
Multiple Choice
What are your biggest concerns with increased automation? (Select all that apply.)
Inaccuracy or hallucinations
Data leakage or confidentiality
Compliance/regulatory risk
Explainability/traceability of answers
Model or content maintenance burden
User adoption and change management
Cost vs. benefit
Q11
Ranking
Rank the automation opportunities you would prioritize (top = highest priority).
Drag to order (top = most important)
Automated evidence/document collection
Auto-mapping and de-duplication of questions
Answer library with versioning and governance
Vendor portal with status and collaboration
Risk scoring or control gap suggestions
Contract/security clause extraction and linkage
Q12
Opinion Scale
Minimum acceptable accuracy for AI-generated draft answers (before human review):
Range: 1 – 10
Min: ≤50%Mid: ≈80%Max: ≥95%
Q13
Multiple Choice
Which performance metrics do we currently track for questionnaires? (Select all that apply.)
Cycle time (request to completion)
Touch time (active work)
Rework or clarification rate
SLA adherence
Vendor response quality
Volume throughput
Backlog/queue size
None/Not sure
Q14
Numeric
Target turnaround time for a standard questionnaire (business days). (Enter a whole number; 0 if no target.)