Handle a mid-project scope change before work continues
Preserve the original agreement and separate the requested change, cost and timing impact, and decision. Includes a change record and client reply.
Open the solution →A problem in a small team’s work
The scope grows while price and delivery stay unchanged.
A new request enters the task list before its difference from the accepted proposal is settled.
Why address it
The team starts work with different expectations from the client. Preserve the baseline, explain the impact and tie further work to a specific decision.
How big is the problem in your team?
For the last five changes, can you find the baseline, exact request, impact and authorized person’s response? Separate new work from correcting an unmet agreement.
This is a recommended measurement approach, not an estimate of an average business loss. We have no verified market benchmark for this specific problem. Your baseline lets you compare the change later.
Choose what needs to change
Start with a verifiable process
Begin with a change record and decision. An agent should not automatically label feedback as additional work or approve changes for the client.