In What Order Are Competition Scoring Options Applied?

Last updated: November 10, 2026

When a Competition metric has several scoring options enabled, Ambition applies them in the order listed below. Knowing the order helps explain why a score is higher or lower than you'd expect from the raw metric total. The order applies to both Employee-vs-Employee and Group-vs-Group Competitions.

Order for Applying Metric Scoring Options

  1. The Data from weekends and Out-of-Office days is removed, if the Exclude Weekends and Out of Office Competitors Do Not Earn Points options are turned on, respectively.

  2. Use Per-User Average, Use Daily Average, or Sum Daily Averages are then applied to the raw metric attainment.

  3. Next, Min Value and Max Value are applied to the updated metric total.

  4. Lastly, the competitors' metric totals are converted to points using the Point(s) Per setting.

Examples: Competitions Where Multiple Scoring Parameters are Turned On

Example 1: Individual Revenue with a Floor, a Cap, and 1 Point per $1,000

In an Employee-vs-Employee Competition, participants competed based on Closed Won Revenue for this quarter.

Scoring Options:

  • Min Value: 100,000

  • Max Value: 500,000

  • Points Per: One (1) point per $1,000 in revenue.

Competitor Scores:

  • Rep A: Has $80,000 in revenue. This is below the is below the floor of $100,000, so Rep A earns 0 points.

  • Rep B: Earned $250,000 in revenue. This between the Min and Max Values. The have 250 points (250,000 / 1,000).

  • Rep C: Has $600,000 in revenue. This is above the Max Value of $500,000, so they have 500 points (500,000 / 1,000).

Example 2: Group Calls with an Average, a Min Value, Max Value, and 1 Point per 2 Calls

Three teams compete on Outbound Calls

Scoring Options:

  • Use Per-User Average: On

  • Min Value: 50

  • Max Value: 120

  • Points Per: One (1) point per two (2) calls.

Competitor Scores

  • Team A: Has 5 members and 450 calls. 450 calls / 5 members = 90 calls per member. This falls between the Min Value of 50 and Max V alue of 120. One point is awarded for every two calls, so the Group has 45 points.

  • Team B: Has 4 members and 160 calls. 160 calls/ 4 members = 40 calls per member. This is below the Min Value of 50, so they have 0 points.

  • Team C: Has 3 members and 420 calls. 420 calls / three members = 140 calls per member. The Max Value is 120, so the team's maximum call count is topped at 120. One point is awarded for every two calls, so the Group has 60 points.

Example 3: Group Pipeline with Exclusions, an Average, and a Cap

A 4-person Group is competing in a week-long Challenge that tracks pipeline creation.

Scoring Options

  • Exclude Weekends: On

  • Out of Office Competitors Do Not Earn Points: On

  • Use Per-User Average: On

  • Max Value: $12,000

  • Points Per: 1 point per $1,000.

Competitor Scores

  • The team generated a raw total of $72,000 in pipeline.

  • $8,000 in pieline was generated on a Saturday.

  • $4,000 in pipeline was generated by Jordan on Tuesday. Jordan was marked as Out of Office on Tuesday.

  • Since Exclude Weekends is on, the team's pipeline total is reduced to $64,000 ($72,000 - $8,000).

  • Since Out of Office Competitors Do Not Earn Points is on, the pipeline total is further reduced to $60,000 ($64,000 - $4,000).

  • The $60,000 is then divided by the four members, including Jordan. The per-user total is $15,000 in pipeline.

  • The Max Value caps the Group's pipeline at $12,000.

  • The Group receives one point for every $1,000, giving them 12 points in total ($12,000 / 1000).

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