Question COMP-01
Describe your organization’s business background and ownership structure, including all parent and subsidiary relationships.
| Weight | 5 |
| High Risk | No |
| Required | Yes |
| Compliant Answer | Yes |
Standard Guidance
Include circumstances that may involve offshoring or multinational agreements
Answering "NO"
EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here
Answering "YES"
EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here
Reason for Question
Defining scale of company (support, resources, skillsets), general information about the organization that may be concerning.
Follow-Up Inquiries
Follow-up responses to this one are normally unique to their response. Vague answers here usually result in some footprinting of a vendor to determine their "reputation."
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