One number, and the arithmetic behind it

Severity weights are fixed and published. Choose a contract type, tick the clauses it contains, and watch the score move.

1. What are you signing?

2. Which of these are in it?

Auto-renewal windowBuys back a full renewal cycle of pricing leverage.CriticalLiability capSets a recovery floor independent of what you happen to spend.CriticalIndemnification scopeMoves you from carrying all the risk to carrying your share.HighData ownership and reuseKeeps your operating data out of someone else's product.HighTermination for convenienceProtects continuity of anything you build on the vendor.MediumService level commitmentTurns an aspiration into a measurable obligation.MediumPrice increase capMakes multi-year cost predictable enough to plan around.MediumFeedback and IP assignmentKeeps your name off someone else's case study.Low

How the score is calculated

The same three rules apply to every contract.

1. Each finding has a fixed weight

Critical: 4
High: 3
Medium: 2
Low: 1

2. The weights are summed against the worst case

The worst case for a set of findings is every one of them being critical, so the denominator is the number of findings times 4.

score = (sum of weights ÷ (findings × 4)) × 100

3. The score falls into a band

High risk: 75 to 100
Elevated risk: 55 to 74
Moderate risk: 35 to 54
Low risk: 0 to 34

NextCoverageWhat gets inspected in each category, and what you get back.