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Window SKU Complexity with configuration complexity severity score of 3.5 score: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop configuration complexity severity score to 3.5 score, then walk the calculation through step by step. Score window SKU complexity risk from configuration severity, occurrence, and detection difficulty.

The inputs for this scenario

  • configuration complexity severity score: 3.5 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 7)
  • configuration occurrence score: 6 score (held at the documented default)
  • complexity detection difficulty score: 5 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Window SKU complexity score = weighted score from configuration severity, occurrence, and detection difficulty.
  • window SKU complexity score works out to 4.75 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • configuration complexity severity works out to 3.5 score at these inputs.
  • configuration occurrence score works out to 6 score at these inputs.
  • complexity detection difficulty works out to 5 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where configuration complexity severity score sits at 7 score and the headline result is 6.15 score, this scenario comes in 22.76% below the baseline at 4.75 score.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to configuration complexity severity score, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. The score is a relative ranking tool, not a pass/fail certification — a 6.15 only means something when compared against the rest of your SKU portfolio scored the same way.

Results at a glance

  • window SKU complexity score: 4.75 score (headline result)
  • configuration complexity severity: 3.5 score
  • configuration occurrence score: 6 score
  • complexity detection difficulty: 5 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Window SKU Complexity calculator, set configuration complexity severity score to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.