# Catch out-of-scope requests before they cost you

Compare a month of client requests with the statement of work and draft a change order.

Profession: Consultants & agencies (https://melete.si/for/consultants/index.md)

Canonical page: https://melete.si/use-cases/out-of-scope-requests/

## Example request

Compare every client request from the past month in email and Slack with the statement of work for the website redesign project. List the requests that fall outside scope, estimate hours for each from similar tasks in our Google Sheets time tracker, and draft a change-order summary the account lead can discuss with the client.

## Workflow

1. Collect the month’s requests from the channels you connect.
2. Compare each request with the statement of work.
3. Estimate hours from past tasks and draft a change-order summary.

## Result

A list of out-of-scope work with estimates, ready for the account lead’s conversation.

## Human review

The account lead decides what to raise with the client and approves any change order.

## Collaboration

Bring the project manager into the list before anything goes to the client.