Free tool · SOW Risk Scan
What does your ERP implementation SOW leave out?
ERP projects rarely blow up because of what the statement of work says. They blow up because of what it doesn't. Paste your SOW below and this scan checks it against 11 protective terms that are commonly missing, then gives you a risk rating and the exact questions to put to the vendor before you sign.
Deterministic pattern checks, computed on our server. Your document is never sent to an AI model, and the raw text is deleted after 30 days.
Only paste documents you're authorized to share. This scan is educational decision support, not legal advice. Review anything you sign with your attorney.
The 11 checks, in full
Each check looks for the presence of protective language. No scoring tricks: every check, its weight, and the question it triggers are listed here.
1. Change control
weight 12/100No change-order / change-control process is described.
Ask the vendor: What is the process and pricing when scope changes mid-project?
2. Acceptance criteria
weight 12/100No acceptance criteria or UAT gate is defined for deliverables.
Ask the vendor: How is each deliverable accepted, and what happens if it fails acceptance?
3. Data migration scope
weight 12/100Data migration is not scoped — a leading cause of ERP budget overruns.
Ask the vendor: Exactly which data (entities, history, volumes) is migrated, who cleanses it, and how many mock conversions are included?
4. Integration scope
weight 10/100Integrations are not addressed in the document.
Ask the vendor: Which integrations are in scope, and who owns connector licensing and maintenance?
5. Fee protection
weight 10/100No fixed fee, cap, or not-to-exceed protection is visible for time-and-materials exposure.
Ask the vendor: Is there a not-to-exceed amount, and what notice is required before it is crossed?
6. Payment structure
weight 8/100Payments do not appear tied to milestones or a defined schedule.
Ask the vendor: Can payments be tied to accepted milestones rather than calendar dates?
7. Training
weight 7/100No training or knowledge-transfer scope is described.
Ask the vendor: How many training hours are included, for which roles, and is train-the-trainer material provided?
8. Post-go-live support
weight 8/100No hypercare / post-go-live support or warranty period is defined.
Ask the vendor: What support is included after go-live, for how long, and at what rate afterward?
9. Responsibility matrix
weight 7/100Client vs. vendor responsibilities are not clearly delineated.
Ask the vendor: Which activities are the client's responsibility, and what staffing does the vendor assume?
10. Assumptions & exclusions
weight 7/100No assumptions or out-of-scope section — everything unstated becomes a change order.
Ask the vendor: What is explicitly out of scope, and which assumptions void the estimate if untrue?
11. Termination rights
weight 7/100No termination or cancellation terms are visible.
Ask the vendor: Can the agreement be terminated for convenience, and what is owed on termination?
Common questions
What does the SOW Risk Scan check?
It runs 11 deterministic checks for protective commercial terms commonly missing from ERP implementation SOWs: change control, acceptance criteria, data migration scope, integration scope, fee caps, milestone-tied payments, training, post-go-live support, a responsibility matrix, assumptions and exclusions, and termination rights. A flag means the language was not found in the text you pasted; it may exist in a master agreement or exhibit you did not include.
Is this legal advice?
No. The scan is educational decision support for commercial negotiation, built by an ERP practitioner, not a lawyer. It looks for missing commercial protections, not legal defects. Review anything you sign with your attorney.
What happens to my document?
The pasted text is pattern-matched by deterministic rules on our server; it is never sent to an AI model. The raw text is deleted from our systems after 30 days. Only paste documents you are authorized to share.
Do I need a work email address?
No. Results are shown on the page and emailed to whatever address you give, and free addresses like gmail are accepted. One scan costs one email address; there is no drip campaign attached.
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