What a written scope contains
The page shows a starting rate. The scope is the document that applies.
It is not a slide and it is not the form you just sent.
The scope is an email you can argue with.
A scope names the job in a sentence, the people who will use the result, and what done means. It lists what is in the block and what is out. The out list is not padding. It is how a landing page stays a landing page, and how a support month stays a support month.
It names the hourly rate and the cadence. If the cadence is monthly, it shows the month as that rate times 30 and says that unused time does not roll forward. If the cadence is a project, it says the block ends when the named result is handed over.
It names the review step wherever a draft, a field, or a page could affect someone outside the team. It names the systems we will touch and the systems we will not replace. It says whether a provider bill, if any, sits outside the hour.
Work starts when you confirm that email. The form on this site does not start it. If the scope is wrong, reply with the correction. A revised scope replaces the previous one. We do not keep two versions quietly in force.
Headings you should expect to see
- 01
Job
One sentence a stranger could repeat.
- 02
Done
The page, the moving item, the draft that waits, or the month’s queue.
- 03
Out
The neighbouring work that will be a different block, or a refusal.
- 04
Rate
The hourly figure, and the month if the month is the product.
- 05
Review
The person who sends, files, or approves.
- 06
Handover
What you can operate, and whether care is even offered.