Revision guidelines

To stay true to our original project scope, we have to distinguish between in scope and out of scope revisions**.** Here’s a few examples and guidelines to understand what revisions will fall in and out of scope of a project.

General guideline

A revision is in scope when it’s:

A bug or technical issue that prevents the app from meeting the project’s requirements.
A requirement that hasn’t been met yet.
A layout issue that prevents users from using the app on a device supported by the project’s requirements.
A request that doesn’t cause a significant change to the project’s requirements and can be executed within a reasonable timeframe (+-1 hour).

Examples of in-scope revisions

Type	Example
Text changes	Changing the main tagline on the user’s homepage.
Adding links or small changes to the app’s navigation.	Adding a Back button on a page or a new link to the main navigation.
Rearranging a component within an interface that’s already built.	Changing the order of steps in an onboarding flow.
Small visual elements to improve the user experience	Adding a label to explain what the user should do on a certain page.
Minor changes to calculations	Changing a part of a formula in the app from 0.2x to 0.4x.
Metric displays	Changing the unit of measurement shown in a graph.
Hiding content for certain users	Making a page private and only visible for admins.
Displaying more data on an existing dashboard	Adding a column to include User email on the app’s admin dashboard.

Examples of out-of-scope revisions

Type	Example
New features	Adding an AI onboarding flow to the app.
Adding outbound communication	Sending out an extra email to confirm a user’s sign in.
Rethinking UX patterns	Replacing a standard form with a more complex visual interface.
Changing core logic of the app	New rules around how and when important data is created on the backend.
Two-way data syncs with other platforms or APIs	Syncing all data to Airtable and updating Bubble when data changes in Airtable.
New integrations	Integrating with a social network to pre-fill data about users when they sign in.
Page redesigns	Changes to the entire frontend of a page.
Adding a script/integration to the site	Including a snippet to launch Intercom or a similar chat software.
New screens	Adding a new dashboard overview for logged in users.
New user types	A new flow and new set of pages for a type of user not mentioned in the original scope.
Analytics features	Allowing admins to analyze data in real-time.
Sending data to external tools	Sending new users to a CRM or other software.