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Catch Scope Risk Before Signing
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35 min
Intermediate
Boundaries
Make a Decision
Need to Make a Decision
Spot the clauses and omissions most likely to cause unpaid work, delivery delays, or client disputes before a freelance project starts.
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Use this when
You are reviewing a proposal, statement of work, contract, or client-written agreement before signing or starting the project.
You'll need
- Project material
- Scope summary
- Project context
- Non-negotiable boundaries
- Decision deadline
You'll get
- All stated commitments extracted from the project material
- Every core scope category marked as clear, risky, or missing
- Critical and important risks paired with fixes or questions
- A documented sign, revise, or decline recommendation
- A completed pre-signing checklist ready for final review.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- All stated commitments extracted from the project material
- Every core scope category marked as clear, risky, or missing
- Critical and important risks paired with fixes or questions
- A documented sign, revise, or decline recommendation
- A completed pre-signing checklist ready for final review.
Sample
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Sample input
Project material: A statement of work for a six-week website redesign with five page templates, two revision rounds, and payment in three milestones. The client must provide copy, but no delivery date is listed. Acceptance is based on the client's satisfaction. Additional requests may affect the schedule, but no change process is defined. Scope summary: I am designing five templates and a prototype. Development, copywriting, and content entry are excluded. Project context: The launch date is tied to a conference. Copy and brand assets are late. Non-negotiable boundaries: Consolidated feedback, one decision-maker, two revision rounds, and paid approval for extra work. Decision deadline: Friday at 3:00 PM.
Sample assembled prompt
Recommendation: Revise before signing. Critical risks: 1. Client inputs have no due date. Consequence: the launch deadline remains fixed... Fix: add dated client-input milestones and... 2. Acceptance depends on "client satisfaction."... Fix: define acceptance against the listed... 3. No change-request process exists. Consequence: added pages, content entry, or... Fix: require written approval of fee... Important risk: Feedback isn't required... Add one authorized approver and one... Decision conditions: - Sign only after... - Confirm development, copywriting, and content... - Confirm that delays in client...