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Content reviewed: 2026-10-14

# Instruction and change log

Connect an instruction to its scope, notice, pricing and time assessment in a single traceable change record.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 2 min readShare

## How to use it

Record the original instruction and baseline scope. Update the price and time positions separately; preserve each submission and reply.

### Instruction and change log

Record the original instruction and baseline scope. Update the price and time positions separately; preserve each submission and reply.

[Download blank Excel workbook](<https://www.quantsurv.com/downloads/library/instruction-and-change-log.xlsx>)

Free blank template for your own project. The completed example is shown below. No email address required.

View the completed example

Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Instruction and change log

Scroll across if needed to read the whole record. A dash means no value has been entered.

Instruction and change log: completed fictional example
| Change / instruction | Baseline and changed work | Authority / evidence | Notice | Price position | Time position | Next action / owner |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CH-07 / I-07 | Drawing P-104 C to D; relocate 12 m partition | Contractor project lead; portal I-07 | N-01 delivered 8 Oct | £3,200 submitted; not agreed | 2 days forecast; not assessed | QS to issue measured breakdown 14 Oct |
| CH-08 / I-08 | Add four access panels | Written instruction 9 Oct | N-02 delivered 9 Oct | £720 agreed 12 Oct, reply A-08 | No completion effect recorded | Accounts to include in next application |

The completed example uses fictional people, events and records. Replace it with your own verified information and preserve supporting evidence.

## Understanding your results

The completed example uses fictional people, events and records. Replace it with your own verified information and preserve supporting evidence.

## How it works

The workbook provides blank working records. Grey cells calculate from the entered inputs; yellow cells are for your information. The completed example stays on this page.

Read the [related guidance](<https://www.quantsurv.com/variations/problems/work-on-a-say-so>) for the context and checks behind this template.

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