BS 7911 was developed by the Market Research Quality Association (MRQSA) whose members represent all parts of the Market Research industry and has been updated in January 2003.

The standard and assessment scheme was developed by the Market Research Quality Association (MRQSA) whose members represent all parts of the Market Research industry. 

There are four sections to the BS 7911 Standard:  

(a)	Quality Assurance	Companies who are registered to ISO 9000 will be exempt from this section.
(b)	Managing the Executive Elements of Research
(c)	Data Collection	Companies who are registered to IQCS will be exempt from this section.
(d)	Data Processing

MQA has developed a number of services to provide guidance to market research companies seeking to achieve accreditation.

Assessment Services
Initial Assessment or Gap Analysis is used as a guide which can be used to find out how close an organisation is to meeting the requirements of BS 7911.  

Documentation Reviews are undertaken to find out whether documentation meets the requirements of BS 7911.

Training Services
Understanding the requirements of BS 7911.
A one-day workshop on or off site.  
And British Market Research Association workshop on BS 7911 run by MQA on behalf of the BMRA.  

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