scope fence / job 88 · free workflow
Draw the Scope Fence Around a Client Brief — Free
Paste a client brief and the fence checks it for the four lines that decide whether the job stays fixed, marking the absent ones before you price it.
What this replaces
Scope creep usually starts in a brief that never said what was excluded or how many revisions were included. This checks for those four lines specifically, so the gap is visible at pricing time rather than at the third revision request.
Tool note. This runs entirely in your browser — no account, no upload, no paid API key. Google NotebookLM is named as the free source-grounded reading path for the material you paste; its published free-tier terms were checked on 2026-09-13 and can change.
The four passes
Collect the smallest useful input
Paste the brief, including anything it says about deliverables, revisions, dates, and exclusions.
Let the fence check the four fields
Missing ones go to the top of the urgency lane.
Price the gaps, not the hope
UNSTATED revisions is a cost line, not something to assume.
Write the exclusions yourself
If the brief omits them, put yours in the proposal.
Try it on the scope fence / job 88
The board below runs in your browser. It opens with a worked sample so the result is visible before you paste anything; switch scenarios, edit the text, or reset to the sample.
running the sample…
first-load · sample values are illustrative, not verified facts
Everything you paste stays in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and no request leaves the page to generate the result; clearing site data removes anything saved locally.
What breaks, and what to do
Brief written as one paragraph
Split it onto lines; the check reads line by line.
'Unlimited revisions' present
It matches, but it is a risk, not a benefit; price accordingly.
Verbal agreements
Nothing unwritten can be checked; get it in email first.
Go deeper — Scope Fence
The free board above is the whole loop. The paid tier keeps the arranged output so you do not rebuild it.
- Printable scope fence with the missing lines boxed for the client — estimate: 18 minutes saved per proposal, basis: 4 fields re-drafted at ~4.5 minutes each
- Saved local history across jobs — estimate: 11 minutes saved per proposal, basis: re-reading and re-checking a brief at ~11 minutes
$5 one-time