Protect the scope kindly
Explore three ways to respond when a client adds work. Change the priorities around timing, scope, and flexibility, then inspect the tradeoffs before proposing a revised agreement to the client.
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Replace an agreed item leads this example
Weighted score = sum of each score multiplied by its priority, divided by total priority. Ties keep the original order.
Your priorities
- Preserve the current deadline
6 / 10
- Include the new request
5 / 10
- Keep future flexibility
4 / 10
Inspect every option
- Replace an agreed item
Weighted: 6.47 / 10. Preserve the current deadline: 7/10; Include the new request: 7/10; Keep future flexibility: 5/10. Fictional approach: exchange work only after confirming the substitution with the client.
- Finish the original scope first
Weighted: 6.4 / 10. Preserve the current deadline: 9/10; Include the new request: 2/10; Keep future flexibility: 8/10. Fictional approach: deliver the agreed work, then consider a separate addition.
- Extend the project by agreement
Weighted: 6.07 / 10. Preserve the current deadline: 3/10; Include the new request: 9/10; Keep future flexibility: 7/10. Fictional approach: revise scope, timing, and price together; no change is automatic.
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For the moments like this.
A client requests an additional feature halfway through a small project. You want to preserve the relationship and still deliver the work already agreed. There may be room to substitute, extend, or defer the addition. Compare fictional approaches and notice which questions must be answered before any change becomes a commitment.
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AI can help outline response options and explain scope tradeoffs when the original agreement and new request are supplied. Here you weight priorities and compare three authored approaches rather than predict the client's preference. This sample recalculates an illustrative comparison from your priorities. Its authored scores are judgments to inspect, not verified ratings or a live AI recommendation.
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