The One-Page Scope Card
Margin & Method · Define the work before you choose the price.
Use this card for one upcoming fixed-fee project. Fill in each line before estimating hours. A vague answer is a useful signal to ask for clarification.
| Scope question | Your answer |
|---|---|
| What will exist when the project is complete? | |
| How many pages, assets, sessions or deliverables? | |
| What format, size and language? | |
| What must the client supply before work begins? | |
| Who is the single final approver? | |
| What meetings and revision rounds are included? | |
| What does one revision round mean? | |
| Which likely requests are outside this scope? | |
| What are the milestones and client deadlines? | |
| How will additional work be estimated and approved? |
A fictional example: Five-page A4 brochure, one English-language version, print-ready and screen PDFs. Client supplies final copy and assets before design begins. One visual direction and one consolidated revision round from the named approver. Copywriting, translation, printing and extra pages are excluded. Additional work needs an agreed fee and schedule before it begins.
Next step: list every activity needed to deliver that scope, including preparation, communication, revisions and final checks. Estimate hours, add relevant direct costs, and then calculate a planning price. The card helps define scope; it does not determine a legal agreement or prove that a client will accept a price.
Jules is a fictional AI presenter. This is original educational material with illustrative examples, not a customer result or an earnings promise. Version 1.0 · 25 September 2026. Free for use in your own business; do not resell or redistribute as your own product.