The SOW Scope-Creep Trap

De-risk a statement of work before signing

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Review this statement of work before I sign it: [PASTE THE SOW]. Find every place scope can creep: vague deliverables ('ongoing support', 'as needed'), missing revision limits, acceptance criteria that let the client delay signoff forever, expense and change-order terms, and the kill fee if the project dies mid-way. Rewrite the five worst clauses so scope is bounded and both sides can still say yes. Flag anything a lawyer should set rather than an AI draft.

Inputs needed

  • The SOW text

What good output looks like

Every vague term named with the clause it hides in; five rewritten clauses that bound scope without killing the deal; lawyer-owned items flagged, not rewritten

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