PLM, BOM & Digital Thread worked example

Digital Thread Gap Score with severity if the digital-thread gap causes an error of 3 score: a worked example

This worked example runs the digital thread gap score numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: severity if the digital-thread gap causes an error of 3 score instead of the typical 6 score. Estimate digital thread gap for plm, bom and digital thread using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Severity if the digital-thread gap causes an error: 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Likelihood the digital-thread gap occurs: 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Chance the gap is detected before impact: 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Digital thread gap risk score = digital thread gap severity score × digital thread gap occurrence score × digital thread gap detection score.
  • Digital thread gap risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Digital thread gap severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Digital thread gap occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Digital thread gap detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where severity if the digital-thread gap causes an error sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • Use it to triage and rank a list of known digital-thread gaps or integration weaknesses before allocating remediation effort. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Digital thread gap risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Digital thread gap severity score: 3 score
  • Digital thread gap occurrence score: 4 score
  • Digital thread gap detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Digital Thread Gap Score calculator, set severity if the digital-thread gap causes an error to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.