Find Missing Exclusions for Your Scope of Work
Run this as a follow-up prompt immediately after generating your SOW draft to surface industry-specific assumptions clients commonly make, so you can add them to your exclusions section before sending the document.
The Prompt
Based on the SOW above, what services do clients in [business type] commonly assume are included but weren't listed as deliverables? Give me 5–8 specific exclusions I should add to the 'Not Included' section.
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Add a Vendor or Client Introduction Task to Onboarding
Use this as a follow-up prompt when the AI has omitted the vendor or client introduction step, which is commonly left out of AI-generated onboarding checklists because large-company training data handles it differently.
Rewrite a Corporate Onboarding Checklist for Small Business
Use this as a follow-up prompt if the generated checklist feels too generic or reads like a large-company HR template, to push the AI toward simpler, more actionable language suited to a small business.
Restructure a Flat Onboarding List Into Five Phases
Use this as a correction prompt in the same conversation if the AI returns a flat list instead of the five-phase structure (Before Day 1, Day 1, Days 2–5, End-of-Week-1 Check-in, Days 8–30).
Find Documentation Gaps Before a New Hire Starts
Use this as a follow-up prompt in the same conversation to identify gaps in your existing documentation before the new hire's first day, so you can prepare materials they'll need rather than fielding repeated questions.