commissum has repeated the 2004 market survey to measure the current state of readiness of Swiss businesses and organisations in the face of today's ever-growing risks and threats. The results of this survey provide a unique benchmark of the current level of vulnerability and Business Continuity maturity, as defined by our Business Vulnerability Index © (BVI) , the indicator of the different “Levels of Preparedness” by market sector and business area. Results were compared with our previous survey.

This survey forms part of an ongoing process that can be used by all business sectors to identify their current level of preparedness and Business Continuity maturity that will lead to an improvement of their business resilience strategy, as it provides:

•   an individual benchmark indicating the state of readiness
•   an indication of the current vulnerability to potential threats
•   an indication of areas that need to be enhanced to improve   business resilience
•   a trend analysis based on the previous results from the
    2004 survey
•   a focus on how organisations view the value of Business   Continuity
•   a series of key statistics highlighting areas on which   businesses need to focus to better protect themselves
•   key strategic planning information to increase performance   and resilience

By using the Business Vulnerability Index © (BVI) process , the results provide the maturity levels of Business Continuity Management within organisations and business sectors. This in turn provides a roadmap to all organisations of the development and improvement of the total approach to Business Continuity and Service Protection.

The 2006 survey consists of 21 questions that focus on Business Continuity. Participating companies received:

•   a brief summary of the results
•   a brief analysis of their state of readiness
•   the participant's ranking within our BVI© scale
•   a comparison of their ranking with their industry average

The survey has been concluded on 29 September 2006 and the results published at the end of the year, collating the level of awareness of Business Continuity of organisations within Switzerland. This provides a general benchmark and maturity level for a range of business sectors. In addition, this provides valuable strategic planning information to all organisations that will support their ability to address their need for Business and Service Protection.

All responses are confidential and no details of the responders will be disclosed in any way to any other persons or organisations.