diff --git a/senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py b/senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py
index 39fb634..c3c58c2 100644
--- a/senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py
+++ b/senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ def component_auto_scaling_group(definition, configuration, args, info, force, a
         asg_properties["MinSize"] = as_conf["Minimum"]
         asg_properties["DesiredCapacity"] = max(int(as_conf["Minimum"]), int(as_conf.get('DesiredCapacity', 1)))
 
+        scaling_adjustment = int(as_conf.get("ScalingAdjustment", 1))
         # ScaleUp policy
         definition["Resources"][asg_name + "ScaleUp"] = {
             "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy",
             "Properties": {
                 "AdjustmentType": "ChangeInCapacity",
-                "ScalingAdjustment": "1",
-                "Cooldown": "60",
+                "ScalingAdjustment": str(scaling_adjustment),
+                "Cooldown": str(as_conf.get("Cooldown", "60")),
                 "AutoScalingGroupName": {
                     "Ref": asg_name
                 }
@@ -163,8 +164,8 @@ def component_auto_scaling_group(definition, configuration, args, info, force, a
             "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy",
             "Properties": {
                 "AdjustmentType": "ChangeInCapacity",
-                "ScalingAdjustment": "-1",
-                "Cooldown": "60",
+                "ScalingAdjustment": str((-1) * scaling_adjustment),
+                "Cooldown": str(as_conf.get("Cooldown", "60")),
                 "AutoScalingGroupName": {
                     "Ref": asg_name
                 }
@@ -295,15 +296,18 @@ def metric_network(asg_name, definition, configuration, args, info, force):
 
 
 def metric_cpu(asg_name, definition, configuration, args, info, force):
+    period = int(configuration.get("Period", 300))
+    evaluation_periods = int(configuration.get("EvaluationPeriods", 2))
+    statistic = configuration.get("Statistic", "Average")
     if "ScaleUpThreshold" in configuration:
         definition["Resources"][asg_name + "CPUAlarmHigh"] = {
             "Type": "AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm",
             "Properties": {
                 "MetricName": "CPUUtilization",
                 "Namespace": "AWS/EC2",
-                "Period": "300",
-                "EvaluationPeriods": "2",
-                "Statistic": "Average",
+                "Period": str(period),
+                "EvaluationPeriods": str(evaluation_periods),
+                "Statistic": statistic,
                 "Threshold": configuration["ScaleUpThreshold"],
                 "ComparisonOperator": "GreaterThanThreshold",
                 "Dimensions": [
@@ -312,7 +316,11 @@ def metric_cpu(asg_name, definition, configuration, args, info, force):
                         "Value": {"Ref": asg_name}
                     }
                 ],
-                "AlarmDescription": "Scale-up if CPU > {0}% for 10 minutes".format(configuration["ScaleUpThreshold"]),
+                "AlarmDescription": "Scale-up if CPU > {}% for {} minutes ({})".format(
+                    configuration["ScaleUpThreshold"],
+                    (period / 60) * evaluation_periods,
+                    statistic
+                ),
                 "AlarmActions": [
                     {"Ref": asg_name + "ScaleUp"}
                 ]
@@ -325,9 +333,9 @@ def metric_cpu(asg_name, definition, configuration, args, info, force):
             "Properties": {
                 "MetricName": "CPUUtilization",
                 "Namespace": "AWS/EC2",
-                "Period": "300",
-                "EvaluationPeriods": "2",
-                "Statistic": "Average",
+                "Period": str(period),
+                "EvaluationPeriods": str(evaluation_periods),
+                "Statistic": statistic,
                 "Threshold": configuration["ScaleDownThreshold"],
                 "ComparisonOperator": "LessThanThreshold",
                 "Dimensions": [
@@ -336,8 +344,11 @@ def metric_cpu(asg_name, definition, configuration, args, info, force):
                         "Value": {"Ref": asg_name}
                     }
                 ],
-                "AlarmDescription": "Scale-down if CPU < {0}% for 10 minutes".format(
-                    configuration["ScaleDownThreshold"]),
+                "AlarmDescription": "Scale-down if CPU < {}% for {} minutes ({})".format(
+                    configuration["ScaleDownThreshold"],
+                    (period / 60) * evaluation_periods,
+                    statistic
+                ),
                 "AlarmActions": [
                     {"Ref": asg_name + "ScaleDown"}
                 ]

Make some scaling properties configurable
* Period
* Cooldown
* Scaling adjustment
diff --git a/tests/test_components.py b/tests/test_components.py
index 1e14885..beb6f5d 100644
--- a/tests/test_components.py
+++ b/tests/test_components.py
@@ -396,6 +396,59 @@ def test_component_taupage_auto_scaling_group_user_data_with_lists_and_empty_dic
     assert expected_user_data == generate_user_data(configuration)
 
 
+def test_component_auto_scaling_group_configurable_properties():
+    definition = {"Resources": {}}
+    configuration = {
+        'Name': 'Foo',
+        'InstanceType': 't2.micro',
+        'Image': 'foo',
+        'AutoScaling': {
+            'Minimum': 2,
+            'Maximum': 10,
+            'MetricType': 'CPU',
+            'Period': 60,
+            'ScaleUpThreshold': 50,
+            'ScaleDownThreshold': 20,
+            'EvaluationPeriods': 1,
+            'Cooldown': 30,
+            'Statistic': 'Maximum'
+        }
+    }
+
+    args = MagicMock()
+    args.region = "foo"
+
+    info = {
+        'StackName': 'FooStack',
+        'StackVersion': 'FooVersion'
+    }
+
+    result = component_auto_scaling_group(definition, configuration, args, info, False, MagicMock())
+
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleUp"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleUp"]["Properties"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleUp"]["Properties"]["ScalingAdjustment"] == "1"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleUp"]["Properties"]["Cooldown"] == "30"
+
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleDown"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleDown"]["Properties"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleDown"]["Properties"]["Cooldown"] == "30"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooScaleDown"]["Properties"]["ScalingAdjustment"] == "-1"
+
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"]["Properties"] is not None
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"]["Properties"]["HealthCheckType"] == "EC2"
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"]["Properties"]["MinSize"] == 2
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"]["Properties"]["DesiredCapacity"] == 2
+    assert result["Resources"]["Foo"]["Properties"]["MaxSize"] == 10
+
+    expected_desc = "Scale-down if CPU < 20% for 1.0 minutes (Maximum)"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooCPUAlarmHigh"]["Properties"]["Statistic"] == "Maximum"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooCPUAlarmLow"]["Properties"]["Period"] == "60"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooCPUAlarmHigh"]["Properties"]["EvaluationPeriods"] == "1"
+    assert result["Resources"]["FooCPUAlarmLow"]["Properties"]["AlarmDescription"] == expected_desc
+
+
 def test_component_auto_scaling_group_metric_type():
     definition = {"Resources": {}}
     configuration = {
@@ -410,7 +463,7 @@ def test_component_auto_scaling_group_metric_type():
             'EvaluationPeriods': 10,
             'ScaleUpThreshold': '50 TB',
             'ScaleDownThreshold': '10',
-            'Statistic': 'Maximum',
+            'Statistic': 'Maximum'
         }
     }
 

pip install -e .
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest pytest-cov
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.9
requirements.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
boto3==1.37.23
botocore==1.37.23
certifi==2025.1.31
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
click==8.1.8
clickclick==20.10.2
coverage==7.8.0
dnspython==1.15.0
dnspython3==1.15.0
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
idna==3.10
importlib_metadata==8.6.1
iniconfig==2.1.0
jmespath==1.0.1
packaging==24.2
pluggy==1.5.0
pystache==0.6.8
pytest==8.3.5
pytest-cov==6.0.0
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
PyYAML==6.0.2
requests==2.32.3
s3transfer==0.11.4
six==1.17.0
stups-cli-support==1.1.22
stups-pierone==1.1.56
-e git+https://github.com/zalando-stups/senza.git@6ef4b11c9246de1010b1c62176a79c61178f0a9b#egg=stups_senza
stups-tokens==1.1.19
stups-zign==1.2
tomli==2.2.1
urllib3==1.26.20
zipp==3.21.0

name: senza
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - pip=25.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - python=3.9.21=he870216_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.8.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - tzdata=2025a=h04d1e81_0
  - wheel=0.45.1=py39h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - boto3==1.37.23
      - botocore==1.37.23
      - certifi==2025.1.31
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - click==8.1.8
      - clickclick==20.10.2
      - coverage==7.8.0
      - dnspython==1.15.0
      - dnspython3==1.15.0
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - idna==3.10
      - importlib-metadata==8.6.1
      - iniconfig==2.1.0
      - jmespath==1.0.1
      - packaging==24.2
      - pluggy==1.5.0
      - pystache==0.6.8
      - pytest==8.3.5
      - pytest-cov==6.0.0
      - python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
      - pyyaml==6.0.2
      - requests==2.32.3
      - s3transfer==0.11.4
      - six==1.17.0
      - stups-cli-support==1.1.22
      - stups-pierone==1.1.56
      - stups-tokens==1.1.19
      - stups-zign==1.2
      - tomli==2.2.1
      - urllib3==1.26.20
      - zipp==3.21.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/senza

tests/test_components.py::test_component_auto_scaling_group_configurable_properties
tests/test_components.py::test_invalid_component tests/test_components.py::test_component_iam_role tests/test_components.py::test_get_merged_policies tests/test_components.py::test_component_load_balancer_healthcheck tests/test_components.py::test_component_load_balancer_idletimeout tests/test_components.py::test_component_load_balancer_namelength tests/test_components.py::test_component_stups_auto_configuration tests/test_components.py::test_component_redis_node tests/test_components.py::test_component_redis_cluster tests/test_components.py::test_weighted_dns_load_balancer tests/test_components.py::test_weighted_dns_load_balancer_with_different_domains tests/test_components.py::test_component_taupage_auto_scaling_group_user_data_without_ref tests/test_components.py::test_component_taupage_auto_scaling_group_user_data_with_ref tests/test_components.py::test_component_taupage_auto_scaling_group_user_data_with_lists_and_empty_dict tests/test_components.py::test_component_auto_scaling_group_metric_type tests/test_components.py::test_normalize_network_threshold
senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py
senza/components/auto_scaling_group.py