Statement of Work

Question1: Outline the steps in your statement of work.

Answer:

There are 7 steps to write a statement of work for the 3PL service provided to Staples Canada.

Step 1: Plan

Discuss the followings at the plan stage.

Market research

Identify the objectives of the SOW

Form the writing team for SOW development

Develop a preliminary timeline for completing the SOW.

Step 2: Define the Requirement

List the requirement that needs to be satisfied, and how will this acquisition meet the needs of the requiring activity? The requirement should also address the criticality of need.

Step 3: Identify Desired Results

Results are what the acquisition is intended to accomplish. The desired results are the ideal outcomes of contract performance.

Step 4: Collect and Analyze Requirements

You will identify all the requirements and deliverables that the SOW will address. One option is to organize tasks and deliverables based on the project lifecycle. Most projects involving vendors will go through a variation of the following lifecycle:

Phase 1 – Plan and Preview

Phase 2 – Analyze and Design

Phase 3 – Configure and Develop

Phase 4 – Test and Train

Phase 5 – Deploy and Optimize

Step 5: Compile and Categorize the Work to be done

Organize tasks, deliverables, and milestones in a meaningful order taking into account the needed resources, dependencies, and constraints.

Step 6: Write the SOW

Draft versions of the SOW and circulate them for review and feedback. As a guiding principle, do your best to communicate to the vendors what is expected of them so they fully understand what they must do to complete the work to your satisfaction.

Step 7: Finalize the SOW

Complete the SOW development process by seeing that all the required authorities within our company and the vendor’s approve the final version. It is important that everyone impacted by the project had a chance to review and voice their concerns or objection. It is better to deal with these issues before the...