The article seems to conflate a Statement Of Work (SOW), a scope discussion document, and a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).<p>The goal of a good SOW is a clear complete agreement. A good SOW leads to starting development, such as via agile/XP/RAD/etc. or functional specs or kanban tasks etc.<p>If you want a template for a good SOW:<p><a href="https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/statement-of-work">https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/statement-of-work</a>