In the united kingdom, correct implementation of both volumes of these standards had to be determined by a bs7799 certifies evaluator before organizations could obtain isms certification and accreditation. when the standard first came out, several countries, including the united states, germany, and japan, refused to adopt it, claiming it had fundamental problems:
1) the standard lacked the measurement precision associated with a technical standard.
2) it was not complete as other frameworks
3) the standard was hurriedly prepared given the tremendous impact it's adoption could have on industry information security controls.