Freelance Change Request Template

Project

{{PROJECT_NAME}}

Client

{{CLIENT_NAME}}

Original scope reference

{{SOW_REFERENCE}}, dated {{SOW_DATE}}

Request date

{{REQUEST_DATE}}

Requested by

{{REQUESTED_BY}}

Prepared by

{{FREELANCER_NAME}}

Impact summary

No work on this change begins until the decision below is signed. The figures above assume approval by {{DECISION_BY_DATE}}; after that date the schedule impact may increase.

What is being requested

{{CHANGE_DESCRIPTION}}

Why

{{CHANGE_REASON}}

Original requirement versus new requirement

Deliverables affected

• •{{AFFECTED_DELIVERABLE_1}}
• •{{AFFECTED_DELIVERABLE_2}}

Additional effort and cost

Timeline impact

Working days added

4

Milestones affected

{{AFFECTED_MILESTONES}}

Current target date

{{CURRENT_TARGET_DATE}}

Revised target date

{{REVISED_TARGET_DATE}}

The schedule impact is longer than the hours alone because the additional work has to fit around commitments already scheduled. Twelve hours of work is not twelve hours of calendar.

Dependencies and risks

• •Content for the additional template is supplied by {{CONTENT_DATE}}.
• •{{DEPENDENCY_2}}
• •Risk: {{RISK_1}}

Decision

Please mark one option, sign and return.

• ☐Approved — proceed as described above
• ☐Approved with changes — see notes below
• ☐Declined — the project continues as originally scoped
• ☐Deferred — revisit on {{DEFER_DATE}}

Notes: {{DECISION_NOTES}}

Approval

Once signed, attach this to the scope of work. The revised dates and total replace the ones in the original document.

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