Question 1

What is ScopeGuardian?

Accepted Answer

ScopeGuardian is an AI-powered scope analysis tool for service businesses. Upload your statement of work (SOW), paste a client request, and get an instant GREEN/YELLOW/RED verdict on whether the request is in scope — with SOW citations, hour estimates, and a change order ready to send.

Question 2

How does ScopeGuardian work?

Accepted Answer

Upload or paste your SOW, then paste the client request (email, Slack message, or meeting note). ScopeGuardian's AI reads both documents, classifies the request as GREEN (in scope), YELLOW (ambiguous), or RED (out of scope), and provides confidence scores, SOW citations, hour estimates, and auto-generated change orders.

Question 3

How much does ScopeGuardian cost?

Accepted Answer

Free tier: $0/month with 5 analyses, 1 project, and 1 user. Pro: $99/month (or $89/month annual) plus 5% of approved change orders, capped at $5,000/year. The first 25 agencies get a 30-day free trial with no base fee and no success fee.

Question 4

What is a change order?

Accepted Answer

A change order is a formal document that modifies the original scope of work between a service provider and client. ScopeGuardian auto-generates change orders with hour estimates, cost breakdowns, and client-ready language when it detects out-of-scope requests — turning scope creep into billable work.

Question 5

Who is ScopeGuardian for?

Accepted Answer

ScopeGuardian is built for agencies, consulting firms, and service businesses that bill against statements of work. If you've ever done free work because a client request felt ambiguous, ScopeGuardian is for you.

Question 6

What does the 5% success fee mean?

Accepted Answer

When ScopeGuardian generates a change order and your client approves it, a 5% fee applies to the approved value. If your change order recovers $10,000 in previously unbilled work, the fee is $500. The fee is capped at $5,000 per year — after that, every approved change order is free. You only pay when ScopeGuardian makes you money.

Question 7

How is ScopeGuardian different from project management tools?

Accepted Answer

Project management tools like Asana, Monday, or Jira track tasks and timelines. ScopeGuardian does something different — it reads your SOW and tells you whether a client request is in scope before you start working on it. It catches scope creep at the request level, not after hours have been logged.

Question 8

What is the Precedent Engine?

Accepted Answer

The Precedent Engine learns from every scope decision your team makes. When a new request comes in that's similar to one you've already classified, it flags the precedent so your team stays consistent — even across different PMs and projects.

Question 9

Can I send change orders directly to clients?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ScopeGuardian generates change orders from six templates and lets you email them directly to clients for digital approval. Clients can approve or request changes through a branded link — no login required. You get notified when they respond.

Question 10

Is my data secure?

Accepted Answer

SOWs and client requests are processed by AI for analysis only — they are not used to train models. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. ScopeGuardian uses row-level security so each agency can only access its own data.