STATEMENT OF WORK

The following is a skeleton of a SOW. This is a difficult document to draft and will take a well-trained team. Your legal
department should be part of that team. Beware of things you do not know and certainly using the Supplier to write
this document for you has its disadvantages. The purpose of this document is to give you a starting point and outline the
topics that should be covered.
Extract the template and edit / add appropriate information.
STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

COMPANY NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY, STATE ZIP CODE

DATE
1. Introduction and Background

2. Definitions

3. Project Description
Project Scope
Project Team
Assumptions
Constraints
Risks
Resources

4. Business Objectives

5. Place of Performance
All locations where work will be performed

6. Period of Performance

7. Schedule of Tasks
What will Contractor supply?
What will Company supply?
Materials
Labor
Equipment
Systems
Permits
Site restoration

8. Phases of the Project

Walk-through of Project
Kickoff
Research
Design
Build
Implementation
Training
Project Handoff

9. Acceptance Criteria

10. Project Management

Team
Meetings
Status Reports
 Issue Management
Change Management
Communication Management
Resource Management

11. Timeline – Schedule/Milestones

Period of Performance
Review
Completion

12. Personnel Requirements

13.Completion Criteria

14.Company Support of Work

What will you supply?

15.Supporting Documents

16.Work Not Included in Project

17.Other Requirements (Access to Premises and Security)

18.Acceptance

Signatures