# Choose an assessment type

Distinguish vendor, application, project, criticality, audit and tender assessments.

> **Access:** assessment creation. Subject to enabled modules and your plan.

An assessment brings together a scope, one or more questionnaires and the access needed to work on them.

## Which workspace should you use?

| Type | Use it to |
|---|---|
| Vendor assessments | Examine a vendor’s compliance or posture. |
| Application assessments | Examine an application from the Applications register. |
| Project assessments | Examine a project from the Projects register, for example before its launch decision. |
| Activity criticality | Qualify the importance of a business activity. |
| Compliance audits | Assess an internal scope and a framework. |
| Tenders | Compare vendors using a common questionnaire. |

## Prepare the assessment

1. Identify the subject and the result you need.
2. Check that the subject exists in its register and is accessible to you.
3. Choose a questionnaire suited to the decision.
4. Identify who needs to complete or read responses.
5. Open the relevant type from **Reviews**.

![Vendor-assessment list](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluations.webp)

*Each type has its own list and creation wizard. · [Open full-size screenshot](https://docs.cisapp.eu/images/en/evaluations.webp)*

## Permissions and availability

Creating assessments requires the corresponding permission. Tenders depend on vendor-comparison activation. **Campaigns** is currently under construction; it does not replace type-specific lists or response links received by email.

## Expected outcome

The scope and questionnaire match the selected type. See [Assess a vendor](https://docs.cisapp.eu/en/assessments/vendor), [Audits and projects](https://docs.cisapp.eu/en/assessments/audits-projects) or [Compare vendors](https://docs.cisapp.eu/en/assessments/comparison).