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How to Protect Margins When Clients Change Approved Projects
A developer's Reddit story highlights the challenge of post-approval project changes that can destroy margins. The article distinguishes between scope creep and structural changes, advocating for formal change request processes. It suggests presenting scope in variants and including change request clauses to depersonalize negotiations.
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This is a practical guide for agencies, but the core insight—that fixed-scope contracts need change management—is a lesson many tech firms learn the hard way.
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