How obligation completion is scored
The completion figure is phase-weighted — implementation carries 45 of 100 points — with priority weighting inside each phase and a hard zero for prohibited systems.
A system's completion figure is not a flat percentage of completed obligations. It is phase-weighted, because finishing classification paperwork is not the same as finishing the heavy implementation work.
Phase weights
Each phase contributes a fixed share of the 100 points:
- Classify — 10
- Scope — 5
- Implement — 45
- Assess — 20
- Register — 10
- Monitor — 10
So a system that has completed classification and scoping but not started implementation reads around 15, not 33 — the figure reflects where the real work is.
Empty phases are excluded
If a phase has no applicable obligations for your system (common for deployers), it is dropped and its weight is redistributed proportionally across the remaining phases. Role-specific journeys can still reach 100.
Priority weighting within a phase
Inside each phase, obligations are weighted by priority: high-priority items count 3, medium 2, low 1. Completing a high-priority obligation moves the phase — and the overall figure — three times as much as a low-priority one.
What does not count
- Obligations marked not applicable are excluded entirely.
- Incomplete obligations contribute nothing, whether overdue or simply not started — overdue items are additionally flagged and counted.
Prohibited systems score zero
A system whose active classification is in the Prohibited risk tier is forced to zero, regardless of completed obligations — a banned practice cannot be compliant. Any prohibited system also zeroes the portfolio figure, and the Dashboard shows a banner saying the system must be withdrawn or reclassified before anything else means much.
Where the figure shows
The figure is recomputed on every save and stored on the system. You see it on the AI systems register (the Obligations column, done over total, and the sort behind it) and in the reports that summarise the estate for a board. The Dashboard deliberately shows no score: its stat strip is counts with denominators — obligations evidenced, of those that apply — because "14 of 22" is what a person can act on, and a single number is not.