Track Unpaid Scope Creep Hours Against Project Contingency — Free
Unbilled revisions erode freelance project profitability. Track extra hours logged per milestone against agreed project contingency buffers.
The proof surface
Timesheets record total hours worked. This isolates extra hours beyond project scope and measures overrun against contingency caps.
Why the flat version breaks
Absorbing client changes without tracking
Performing extra revisions without logging hours disguises scope creep.
Failing to define scope boundaries
Vague project specifications lead to endless revision requests.
Not issuing change orders
Unbilled overruns should trigger formal scope change requests.
How to work the project scope packet
Enter originally estimated or contractually scoped hours per milestone.
Record actual hours spent completing each milestone.
Enter agreed unbilled revision buffer hours for the project.
Identify milestones that consumed contingency and calculate unbilled overruns.
What the project scope packet replaces
| Question | Before | Visible working |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbing client changes without tracking | Performing extra revisions without logging hours disguises scope creep. | Log actual hours worked |
| Failing to define scope boundaries | Vague project specifications lead to endless revision requests. | Set contingency buffer |
| Not issuing change orders | Unbilled overruns should trigger formal scope change requests. | Track overrun hours |
A local arithmetic aid replaces hand calculation, not expert review. No paid AI service is needed.
Run it on the samples, right here
FIRST-LOAD
Input is processed locally and a draft is saved automatically in this browser profile when storage is available. Reset to sample clears that draft; Pro history has its own clear button. A state link encodes your inputs in its URL: share only non-sensitive rows. Browser history, clipboard and anyone receiving the link may retain it. Optional AI use below leaves this device; it is not required.
Project scope creep calculation based on user time logs. Not legal contract advice; enforce client agreements and change order policies.
Data note: Everything runs in this browser tab on the project scope packet: your project milestone | scoped hours | actual logged hours stays on this device, nothing is uploaded, and the reading is rebuilt only when you press run.
Go deeper: the companion app files the same reading as a stapled evidence packet
The article demo above runs without limits. The companion app keeps a local history, exports the rows as CSV, prints the project scope packet reading, and holds your drafts on this device — one free run, then $ 4 one-time for the layer that keeps filing.
The project scope packet reading is complete for free. The optional $4 layer adds print, row CSV and the last five local reading summaries; it does not add hidden answers. Checkout is not configured yet; the article demo remains unlimited.
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Project scope creep calculation based on user time logs. Not legal contract advice; enforce client agreements and change order policies.
What this is built on
- Method: Enter agreed unbilled revision buffer hours for the project.
- All sample records are invented examples. The app does not fetch measurements, policies, files or personal records.
- Google’s official pricing page, fetched 2026-09-28, lists free-tier access including AI Studio. Optional formatting only; limits and availability can change. Free-tier content may be used to improve products. Never paste private records there.
Before: Performing extra revisions without logging hours disguises scope creep. After: the project scope packet shows the working beside each named row so the reader can change the assumption and inspect the consequence.
Optional AI formatting, not calculation
For this project scope packet, use the free AI Studio interface only if available to you, with no paid API key. Manual entry completes the same workflow for free. Supply only fictional or non-sensitive notes. Review its output against the source; never paste unresolved questions into the numeric rows.
Format my non-sensitive notes for a project scope packet. Return plain rows only: project milestone | scoped hours | actual logged hours. Preserve supplied quantities exactly. Do not guess missing values; list questions separately. Do not calculate or add advice. I will check every row before pasting into the local tool.
Accepted schema: project milestone | scoped hours | actual logged hours. No AI response is executed as code.