Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

CTO Schedule Impact at 72% share of impact scope included: a worked example

Suppose share of impact scope included falls to 72%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate schedule cost impact from configure-to-order delays, approvals, option shortages, or order changes.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Configuration-driven delay events on the job: 18 events (held at the documented default)
  • Schedule impact cost per delay event: 1,250 $ / event (held at the documented default)
  • Share of impact scope included: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed recovery and communication cost: 1,600 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable cto schedule impact = configuration-driven delay events × schedule impact cost per event × schedule impact scope included.
  • total cto schedule impact works out to 17,800 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • cto schedule impact per configured unit or quote works out to 989 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • variable cto schedule impact works out to 16,200 $ at these inputs.
  • fixed recovery and communication cost works out to 1,600 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of impact scope included sits at 100% and the headline result is 24,100 $, this scenario comes in 26.14% below the baseline at 17,800 $.
  • It computes the total schedule impact as variable (delay events × cost per event × scope) plus a fixed recovery and communication cost, with a per-event figure. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • total cto schedule impact: 17,800 $ (headline result)
  • cto schedule impact per configured unit or quote: 989 $ / piece
  • variable cto schedule impact: 16,200 $
  • fixed recovery and communication cost: 1,600 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live CTO Schedule Impact calculator, set share of impact scope included to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.