Standards Discovery Survey

We are collecting feedback on how accessible, useful and pervasive standards are in industry. Please answer based on your opinion. Select as many answers as appropriate! Thanks for your help.

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* 1. What part of the world do you work in? Chose as many as applicable. To check which region you are in, check here http://www.internetworldstats.com/list1.htm Select as many answers as appropriate!

Africa

Asia

Central America

Eastern Europe

European Union

Middle East

North America

Oceania

South America

The Caribbean

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* 2. What kind of Company do you work for? Select as many answers as appropriate!

Operating Company

National Oil Company

Software vendor

Data supplier / vendor

Oilfield services

Data services

Regulator

Non government agency

National Data Repository

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What size is your company? Please choose the ONE best answer.

Large (10,001 - 100,000 staff)

Medium Large (1,001 - 10,000 staff)

Medium (100 - 1,000 staff)

Small (11 - 100 staff)

Tiny (1 - 10 staff)

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* 4. How important do you think standards and best practices are to the oil and gas industry?

Unimportant

Essential

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 5. Does your company support and advocate the use of industry data standards? Select as many answers as appropriate!

We have an official policy or guideline that references or endorses industry data standards

Industry data standards are considered and used where we feel it is appropriate

We use industry data standards through products or services provided to us by others

We don't have a focus on industry data standards

We build our own corporate data standards

I have no idea if we are using industry data standards or not

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* 6. When your company uses industry standards, how are they implemented?

Exactly as defined by the standard

Modified to meet our internal needs

Used as a starting point for our needs

Not used at all

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* 7. What role(s) would or have you played in selecting and using standards for your company? Select as many answers as appropriate!

Set strategic direction and goals

Select specific standards to be used

Lead implementation teams

Participate in implementation

Use standards once they are implemented

Which standards have you used?

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* 8. Have you personally participated in any standards or best practice development? Select as many answers as appropriate!

I have worked on internal corporate standards and best practices

I have had a role in deploying corporate standards and best practices

I have worked on industry standards or best practices by participating in the work of a standards organization

I have had a role in deploying industry standards and best practices

Which standards organization have you worked with?

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* 9. When searching for standards, how easy is it to find the information you are looking for? Please choose one best answer.

It's easy to find useful information about standards

I can find information with some effort and it's sometimes useful

I can't find information very easily, and what I find is difficult to use

I sometimes get frustrated looking for what I need

I find it really difficult to find information that will help me.

It's too hard, and too confusing. We pretty much gave up looking

Please explain further if you would like to

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* 10. Should standards organizations help you with some of the challenges you face in using standards?

	Always	Often	Sometimes	Never
Discovering standards that fit my need	Discovering standards that fit my need Always	Discovering standards that fit my need Often	Discovering standards that fit my need Sometimes	Discovering standards that fit my need Never
Providing non-technical information for business users	Providing non-technical information for business users Always	Providing non-technical information for business users Often	Providing non-technical information for business users Sometimes	Providing non-technical information for business users Never
Providing technical documentation for implementation teams	Providing technical documentation for implementation teams Always	Providing technical documentation for implementation teams Often	Providing technical documentation for implementation teams Sometimes	Providing technical documentation for implementation teams Never
Providing training classes	Providing training classes Always	Providing training classes Often	Providing training classes Sometimes	Providing training classes Never
Providing consulting services for implementation	Providing consulting services for implementation Always	Providing consulting services for implementation Often	Providing consulting services for implementation Sometimes	Providing consulting services for implementation Never

Please add your insights

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* 1. What part of the world do you work in? Chose as many as applicable. To check which region you are in, check here http://www.internetworldstats.com/list1.htm Select as many answers as appropriate!

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* 2. What kind of Company do you work for? Select as many answers as appropriate!

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* 3. What size is your company? Please choose the ONE best answer.

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* 4. How important do you think standards and best practices are to the oil and gas industry?

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* 5. Does your company support and advocate the use of industry data standards? Select as many answers as appropriate!

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* 6. When your company uses industry standards, how are they implemented?

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* 7. What role(s) would or have you played in selecting and using standards for your company? Select as many answers as appropriate!

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* 8. Have you personally participated in any standards or best practice development? Select as many answers as appropriate!

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* 9. When searching for standards, how easy is it to find the information you are looking for? Please choose one best answer.

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* 10. Should standards organizations help you with some of the challenges you face in using standards?

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* 11. If you wish, you can provide contact information so we can connect with you.