Compare latest email promises to the signed SOW

Scope drifts in friendly emails. "Sure, we can also..." becomes free work. Catch drift before it becomes resentment.

This hack: twenty-five minutes, signed SOW vs recent promise emails, list the deltas. Paper before panic.

When to use it

You have a signed SOW or statement of work.
Recent emails or Slack may have added asks.
Delivery feels heavier than sold.

When not to

There is no signed scope. Stop and paper the engagement.
You're hunting for ammo to punish a client. Use this to clarify, not to ambush.
Legal dispute already opened. Counsel leads.

Do this (timer on)

1. Open SOW deliverables list.
2. Paste recent promise threads.
3. Diff with the prompt: in-scope / drift / unclear.
4. Draft a calm clarification or change-order next step for drifts.

Prompt (copy)

Compare SOW deliverables to recent promises.

Output a table:
| Promise | Source date | In SOW? | Drift type | Suggested next step |

Drift types: in-scope clarification / change order candidate / goodwill already done / unclear
Do not invent SOW clauses.

SOW DELIVERABLES:
[paste]

RECENT PROMISES:
[paste]

After you send

If drift checks are constant, proposal-to-delivery handoff is leaky. Sales Process Automation Audit (Proposal Cycle later) when scope emails never match paper.

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