Handle scope changes before they derail offshore developer work
A decision boundary for accepting, deferring, splitting, or rejecting requests that appear during implementation.
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Key takeaways
Compare the new request with the original outcome.
Show impact on sequence and review.
Record the approval.
Pause the informal addition
When a new request appears, restate the original acceptance case and ask what user or operational outcome the addition changes. Do not hide new work in a comment.
The developer should surface the impact before estimating the extra path.
Choose a response
Accept, defer, split, or reject the request based on priority, dependency, review capacity, and risk. Each choice should have a named decision owner.
If the scope changes, update the examples and handoff rather than relying on memory.
Protect the original result
Keep the first acceptance case visible and testable. A new idea should not make the original outcome impossible to judge.
Review the revised boundary before implementation continues across the time-zone gap.
