{"id":1440,"date":"2016-07-26T10:29:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2016-07-26T10:29:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T13:29:49","slug":"terminology-tuesday-statement-of-work-sow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/terminology-tuesday-statement-of-work-sow\/","title":{"rendered":"Terminology Tuesday: Statement of Work (SOW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1247\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/flat_line_icon_111.png?resize=194%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"flat_line_icon_111\" width=\"194\" height=\"263\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the world of business, Statements of Work (SOWs) play a very important role in ensuring that you are doing the work you&#8217;ve been contracted to do. SOWs exist in most industries, and tend to kick off the project (unless preceded by a Request for Proposal or other similar preceding step).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What&#8217;s a SOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A SOW is a document that identifies the scope of work included in a particular contract, and typically includes the following elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Parties involved &#8211; The organization initiating the contract and the organization or individual(s) who will be completing the work<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Details of work &#8211; A descriptive outline of all work involved within the contract, and in order to &#8216;complete&#8217; the contract<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Non-disclosure agreements &#8211; Acknowledgement that the contractor agrees to non-disclosure terms<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Schedule &#8211; A schedule identifying delivery dates for the work contracted<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Penalties &#8211; Penalties are outlined (e.g. for not completing the specified work within the specified timelines)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Signatures &#8211; Signatures of all parties involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why is a SOW Important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A SOW is important because it can really save your butt as a contractor in terms of combatting scope creep. Signing a SOW protects you when it comes to additional project requests as you will have a signed document to reference when requests extend past the outlined scope of the project, and you can request additional compensation to complete such requests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to enter the giveaway (click the banner below)! 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