Handling Scope Creep as a Freelancer
Keep clients happy while protecting your time.
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Help me respond to scope creep. The original scope: [ORIGINAL_SCOPE]. The new requests: [NEW_REQUESTS]. My relationship with the client: [RELATIONSHIP]. Capacity and deadlines: [CAPACITY]. Classify each request as clarification, small extra, or new work. Draft three replies: one accepting a small extra with a note about future requests, one proposing a change order with time and cost, and one declining politely. Provide a short script for a call. Include a change request form template with fields for description, impact, price, and approval. Add a list of early-warning signs and a practice of confirming scope in writing after every call. Keep a calm, professional tone. Add a short example of a change order with invented numbers, labelled as an illustration, so that the format is clear. Add a short list of questions to ask before saying yes to any extra, such as does it change the deadline and does it affect other deliverables, and a polite way to say I will check and come back to you.
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