Is It Out of Scope? — Web design
Is building an internal tool for the client's team out of scope for a web design project?
Yes. An internal tool is functional software for staff use, not a public-facing design deliverable.
Sometimes a client, mid-project, mentions their team also needs "something simple" to track a spreadsheet-driven process internally — and asks if it can be added since the site's already being designed.
Is it out of scope?
Yes. An internal tool is workflow software for staff, not public-facing brand or marketing design — it needs its own UX thinking around data entry and process, not page layout.
Clause typically implicated
Clause typically implicated
Exclusions clause→ — Internal staff tooling sits outside a marketing-site design scope, which covers public-facing pages, not internal workflow software.
Example contract wording
Example contract wording (illustrative, not legal advice)
An internal tool for your team is a different kind of build than the marketing site — different users, different UX needs. I can scope that as its own piece of work if you'd like.
How MarginFlow flags it
MarginFlow flags internal-tool requests outside_scope on design contracts, since they fall outside the public-facing pages the engagement actually priced.