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Project Scope Statement

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Type
Document
Price
Free
Pages
8 · US Letter
Style
Corporate
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 1, 2026

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Overview

Scope disputes start when deliverables can be read two ways and exclusions go unsaid. This template fixes that in order: justification and fee, deliverables with quantities and owners, a work breakdown, out-of-scope items with their price if needed, assumptions with dates, pass-or-fail acceptance criteria and sign-off with payment and change terms.

The sample follows Brindlewick Digital building a 26-page website for Larkspur Outfitters: a $64,000 fixed fee, 480 hours across four phases, 2 revision rounds and 7 acceptance tests. Replace the deliverables with your own quantities, list the exclusions clients have asked about before, and record each assumption with a confirmation date.

Useful for

  • A project manager closing the scope of a website or app build before the first invoice is raised
  • An account lead using the out-of-scope list and change rule to say no to additions politely
  • A consultant turning a proposal into a signed statement of work with acceptance tests

What's included

  • Title block with fee, payment schedule and extra-page rate, plus three objectives
  • Deliverables page with quantities, owners, revision rounds and review windows
  • Work breakdown structure from project to task with owner, effort and deliverable
  • Out-of-scope page listing exclusions, reasons and the price if the client wants them
  • Assumptions as three cards, each with an owner and a date
  • Acceptance criteria table, sign-off page, agreement terms and a guide page

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Rewrite each deliverable with a quantity, format and owner, and update the work breakdown so effort adds up.

  3. 3

    List the exclusions you have been asked about before, even if you did not agree to them, and record each assumption with a confirmation date.

  4. 4

    Define acceptance as testable criteria and a review window in working days, then check the payment and change terms.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page at the end, then share the statement for signature.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

How specific should deliverables be?

Give each one a quantity, a format and an owner, such as '26 pages on 5 templates'. If two people could read a line differently, it is not specific enough.

Why list what is out of scope?

Clients assume everything related is included unless told otherwise. Naming exclusions, and the price if they are wanted, gives you a clear basis for change requests.

Are the company and figures real?

No. Brindlewick Digital, Larkspur Outfitters, their people, email addresses and every figure are fictional sample data. Replace them with your own project details.

  • #scope-statement
  • #statement-of-work
  • #project-scope
  • #acceptance-criteria
  • #work-breakdown-structure
  • #out-of-scope
  • #change-requests

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