Does anyone have a template for a Statement of Work? We are working with a third party for the development and i need to get something like this?
Sandy CrispinCare Delivery Technology Capital Project PM ll. | Kaiser PermanenteElk Grove, CA, United States
We are a startup working with another group for the development and we need to do the Statement of Work I wanted to see if anyone had something like that you could share.
You need to be more specific. A SOW is what PMI calls a WBS dictionary. The nature of the work and resulting WBS will be heavily dependent on the product and delivery lifecycle model. The contents of individual SOW items will be heavily dependent on your business systems which drive many of the necessary attributes.
You also need to decide if you plan to break it down similar to an organization chart aligning work to performers, or if break it down by deliverable where work from all contributors is grouped together.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Sandy
There is a templates section on this platform (Top left second tab). Search there and you might find one.
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Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
The format of your statement of work will greatly depend on the contract upon which it draws.
The tighter the contract is, the less flexibility you will have with your statement of work. Saving Changes...
Peter RapinSubject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent ConsultantOntario, Canada
A Statement of Work can be anywhere from one page to hundreds depending on the intent of the SOW. It basically needs to define the intended work, constraints, roles and responsibilities, expected results, relationships, means of communication, legal obligations, documentation. Following is a brief ToC with some adjustments to protect the guilty.
1. Project Description
1.1 General
1.2 Project Identification
1.3 Project Delivery Approach
1.4 Project Background – Overview
1.5 Program of Work Schedule Milestones
1.6 Project Cost Management
1.6.1 References
1.7 Resource Requirements
1.8 Confidentiality
2. Project Administration
2.2 Communications
2.3 Documentation
3. Required Services
3.1 General
3.2 Resource
3.2.1 Project Management
3.4 Limitations and Restrictions Saving Changes...
Sandy CrispinCare Delivery Technology Capital Project PM ll. | Kaiser PermanenteElk Grove, CA, United States
Jan 17, 2023 9:57 AM
Replying to Keith Novak
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You need to be more specific. A SOW is what PMI calls a WBS dictionary. The nature of the work and resulting WBS will be heavily dependent on the product and delivery lifecycle model. The contents of individual SOW items will be heavily dependent on your business systems which drive many of the necessary attributes.
You also need to decide if you plan to break it down similar to an organization chart aligning work to performers, or if break it down by deliverable where work from all contributors is grouped together.
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Sandy,
in my experience, the SOW is used in a context of contracts and is developed during the procurement processes. It heavily depends on the specific project, industry, product, legal environment.
The buyer issues a Request for Proposal which includes their scope requirements in the form of a SOW, but also other documents like pricing info requested, format of the proposal. Peter gives a good example of its content. I would add functional requirements of a solution and non-functional requirements (e.g. quality, maintainability, documentation).
The seller replies to the RfP with a proposal, which again contains a SOW which describes their offer/promise and it might differ from the RfP.
Negotiations then will result in a 3rd version of the SOW, which becomes part of the contract. Saving Changes...
Latha Thamma reddiSr Product and Portfolio Management (Automation Innovation)| DXC TechnologyMckinney, Tx, United States
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