Wasted $350 on a scope template pack that made everything worse

Bought that popular 15-page scope document template bundle last month and spent 3 hours customizing it for a client, only for them to ignore every section and add 4 extra deliverables anyway - has anyone else had templates just give clients more ammo to argue about what's included?

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michael_williams3d ago

Oh man, that sounds about right! I spent 4 hours customizing a project timeline template once and my client still acted like the deadline was "just a suggestion.

ray6133d ago

And that's basically the whole problem with project work now, people think "customizing" means it's not actually serious work. I've noticed everyone expects you to go way beyond what was asked for and then act surprised when it takes time. This whole culture of treating other people's time like it's just whatever is getting REALLY old.

rivera.hannah3d ago

The real trick is learning to say no before you even start. A lot of people skip that part and just jump into the work.