Scope creep starts innocently with ‘quick little favors’. Without an explicit revision clause, small requests compound into weeks of unpaid overtime.
The Specific Change Order Provision
Add this specific language to your statement of work: ‘Any deliverables or revisions requested outside the deliverables section shall be billed at the standard change-order rate of $X/hour or quoted as a separate addendum prior to execution.’
Written by
Marcus Holloway
Independent consultant, remote work strategist, and regular contributor to Freelance Spark.
