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Week 12 · Field delivery

Scope it in writing

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"While you're here…"

The pilot grew into a full EHR rewrite with no paper trail.

In scopeListedOut of scopeListedSOWSigned
Lesson notesScope it in writing: the short version+

Week 12 · Delivery & handover · about 3 minutes

What you will be able to do

Put Helix deliverables and explicit non-goals in an SOW so scope does not expand silently.

The idea

An SOW lists what you will do and what you will not. Non-goals protect both sides.

If it is not written, it will be assumed.

## In scope
- Copilot for ward policies
## Out of scope
- Full EHR replacement
- Custom mobile apps

Silence in an SOW is how FDEs drown.

Key takeaways

  • In scope, out of scope.
  • Signed before build.
  • Change requests for expansion.

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