Statement of Work Template
A ready-to-use Statement of Work (SOW) in Word, setting out the scope, deliverables, timescales and commercial terms agreed between a client and a supplier. It's included in our PMO Governance Pack.
What's inside: 13 sections
- Version control and distribution
- Parties and definitions
- Engagement overview and objectives
- Scope of works: in and out of scope, assumptions and constraints
- Deliverables and the acceptance process
- Timeline and milestones
- Roles and responsibilities, including a RACI and client obligations
- Commercial terms: pricing, payment schedule and terms, expenses and VAT
- Change control and the Change Authority
- Risk and issue management
- Governance, reporting, escalation and dispute resolution
- Legal and compliance: intellectual property, confidentiality, data protection, liability, termination and subcontracting
- Approval and sign-off by both parties
How to use it
Agree the scope broadly before you write it down, then complete the SOW at the start of the project alongside the PID. Both parties sign it before work begins, and any later change to scope, cost or timescale goes through change control. For how the PID fits alongside it, read our guide: What should a Project Initiation Document contain?
FAQs
What format is it?
A Word document (.docx) you can edit and brand as your own.
What's the difference between a SOW and a PID?
The Statement of Work is the agreement between a client and a supplier: what will be delivered, when and on what commercial terms. The PID is the project's own authority document, covering how the project will be run, governed and controlled.
Is the Statement of Work template free?
It's part of the PMO Governance Pack, alongside the other core project documents. Our PMO Health Check is free.
What's in the PMO Governance Pack
Templates
- Project Initiation Document (PID) template
- RAID log
- Terms of Reference
- Statement of Work
- Operational Readiness Checklist
- Handover to business as usual template
- Project Closure Report
Guides
- Read Me First
- Getting Started
- Implementation Guide
- Naming Conventions Guide
Get the Statement of Work and the full governance set
The PMO Governance Pack includes this template and the core documents to run your projects consistently.