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Brain Food: Writing Better Scopes, Exhibits & Deliverables: Contract Language that Eliminates Ambiguity

Monday, April 13, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

ZOOM

Event Details

Ambiguity is the #1 cause of scope creep, change orders, and finger-pointing. This session teaches Owners how to draft clearer scopes, stronger exhibits, and enforceable deliverables that remove assumptions before they cause disputes. You’ll gain tools for clarity, consistency, and risk reduction—especially valuable for new PMs who inherit documents they didn’t write.

  1. Recognize common scope-writing pitfalls and how ambiguous language leads to disputes.
  2. Use clarity tools and structured templates to create stronger, assumption-free scopes.
  3. Establish enforceable deliverable standards that designers and contractors cannot misinterpret.
  4. Implement techniques to prevent scope creep and manage grey areas before they become claims.

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Presenter

Carina Kraatz

Carina M. Kraatz is a shareholder at Kitch Attorneys & Counselors in Detroit, Michigan.  She focuses her practice in commercial and construction litigation.  Ms. Kraatz also leads the Firm’s intellectual property practice, helping her clients with litigation, patent, trademark prosecution, trade secret protection, image misappropriation, copyright, and other infringement issues.