Statement of Work Template

General

See wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_of_work

A statement of work typically addresses these subjects:

1. Purpose: Why are we doing this project? A purpose statement attempts to answer this.
2. Scope of Work: This describes the work to be done and specifies the hardware and software involved.
3. Location of Work: This describes where the work is to be performed, including the location of hardware and software and where people will meet to do the work.
4. Period of Performance: This specifies the allowable time for projects, such as start and finish time, number of hours that can be billed per week or month, where work is to be performed and anything else that relates to scheduling.
5. Deliverables Schedule: This part lists and describes what is due and when.
6. Applicable Standards: This describes any industry specific standards that need to be adhered to in fulfilling the contract.
7. Acceptance Criteria: This specifies how the buyer or receiver of goods will determine if the product or service is acceptable, usually with objective criteria. See Acceptance testing.
8. Special Requirements: This specifies any special hardware or software, specialised workforce requirements, such as degrees or certifications for personnel, travel requirements, and anything else not covered in the contract specifics.
9. Type of Contract/Payment Schedule: The project acceptance will depend on if the budget available will be enough to cover the work required. Therefore a breakdown of payments by whether they are up-front or phased will usually be negotiated in an early stage.
10. Miscellaneous: Many items that are not part of the main negotiations may be listed because they are important to the project, and overlooking or forgetting them could pose problems for the project.

Website

See sample, http://www.simplicate.ca/assets/files/Simplicate-Sample-Scope-of-Work-and-Proposal.pdf

Summary

Suggested Improvements

Improving Site Design

[Description of specific Site Design process & goals]

Content Reorganization [Description of specific Content Reoganization process & goals]

Generate New Leads [Description of specific Lead Generation process & goals]

Project Development Assumptions

 The website will be developed using [Programming Language or Content Management System] and will be hosted on a [Hosting Environment] server  The site will be designed to be used across a wide range of browser including: IE7-9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. The site will be tested on Windows XP, Windows 7, OSX and Ubuntu.  It is assumed that the client will be providing their own hosting for the site. If existing hosting will not be provided, hosting will be set up with a reputable 3rd party company and billing details will be provided by the client.  Domain registrations, SSL certificates, Merchant Accounts and any other 3rd party setup costs or monthly fees are not included as part of this quote. See Expenses section for a complete list of estimated 3rd party expenses.  Project management, communications and tracking will be primarily handled by email, over the phone (and/or Skype), and through BaseCamp.  Unless an existing website analytics account is provided, site statistics, goal tracking and analytics will be handled by Google Analytics