The SharePoint timer service prompts the ControlPoint scheduler task to run every 10 minutes. By default, it checks for and initiates the running of scheduled jobs during every "wake-up."
The ControlPoint Application Administrator can, however, have jobs run less frequently by increasing the Value of the ControlPoint Setting Number of Minutes Scheduler Will Wait Before Next Group of Jobs by increments of 10.
NOTE: Ten minutes is the minimum value that can be specified, as that is the interval at which the SharePoint timer task actually runs.
When this setting has been increased, the following message will display in the Schedule Details section of the scheduler interface:
The ControlPoint scheduler is currently set to submit jobs that are due for processing every XX minutes.
This setting can be used in conjunction with Maximum Number of Scheduled Jobs to Submit at One Time to fine-tune the performance of the ControlPoint scheduler.