Negotiate Project Scope and Deadline with a Client

The client wants more, but the timeline and budget haven't moved. This drafts the email: warm acknowledgement of what they're asking, then a plain account of what the extra work does to the deadline and the cost, with specific examples. You keep the relationship and stop quietly absorbing free work.

I am a {YOUR_ROLE} managing a project for {CLIENT_NAME}. The client is now requesting {SCOPE_CHANGE} without adjusting the timeline or budget. The original contract covers {ORIGINAL_SCOPE}, with a delivery date of {ORIGINAL_DEADLINE} and a budget of {BUDGET}.

Draft a professional email that: acknowledges the client's request positively, explains the impact of the scope change on timeline and cost using specific examples, presents two or three options (e.g., extend timeline, reduce scope elsewhere, increase budget), and proposes a follow-up call to align. The tone should be collaborative and solution-focused, protecting the relationship while firmly establishing that out-of-scope work requires renegotiation. Avoid jargon and keep it under 300 words.