Editors Disclaimer: This is not intended to be an authoritative document on how to create a Scope of Work. However, we do at least hope to cover the basics of what needs to be considered. As always, the best advice is to do plenty of research, although considering you have found this it appears that you are already on the right track!

Before you even consider approaching a company to design and build your website, you will first need to create a basic Scope of Work (scope).

The scope needs to detail the basic background of your company or organization, the aim of the design project, budget goals, completion time frame, audience, design requirements… essentially you need to be able to tell the company what you want and what your website needs to achieve, thus creating the framework in which they can design your site. These principles are common to any project. Would you ever consider building a house, a car or an airplane without detailed plans?

The scope will often require consulting with an experienced designer or project manager to create the document for you. This will greatly ease the overall design and tendering process and allow choosing the right design team to actually build and construct your website.

What questions does the scope need to answer? Keep on reading to find out more...