Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for use in conducting an assessment for a party. One exemplary computer-implemented method includes soliciting, by a framework computing device, at least one assessment response for a part of a framework, as defined by a guidance for a party and/or a business to which the party is associated, where the part of the framework relates to an area of the guidance, and receiving and storing, by the framework computing device, the at least one assessment response. The method also includes generating, by the framework computing device, a composite score for the framework for the party based, at least in part, on the at least one assessment response, and then presenting, by the framework computing device, the composite score to the user, thereby permitting the user to understand the performance of the party relative to the framework.