# Righthand and Motion for a task estimate and a scope change

Example: A design task has a time estimate. A customer adds another format, so the original task estimate no longer gives the complete accepted work scope.

By Righthand Team · 2026-10-21

Source: https://www.righthand.ai/blog/righthand-and-motion-for-a-task-estimate-and-a-scope-change

Motion is an alternative for planning accepted work. Righthand is an alternative for the customer conversation that gives the owner a work-scope decision.

This article is from Righthand. It uses primary product documentation checked on October 13, 2026. The examples are illustrative, not performance tests.

## The buyer's task

A design task has a time estimate. A customer adds another format, so the original task estimate no longer gives the complete accepted work scope.

## The documented Motion path

The Motion documentation gives information about automatic scheduling from tasks, deadlines, priorities, and available time. Its current documentation also gives information about AI Chat and workflows. [Official documentation](https://www.usemotion.com/help).

Use Motion's task plan for the accepted scope. Give a decision about the added work before relying on a revised schedule.

## The Righthand path

A Righthand is an assistant with its own contact details, connected accounts, and recurring responsibilities. You can give instructions by email, text, phone, or Slack. [Righthand introduction](https://docs.righthand.ai/introduction).

> Read the supplied customer request.
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> Send the additional format separately from accepted work.
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> Send only the owner-approved response to the customer by email.
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> Send the owner the result in this conversation.
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> Get approval before you change a price or accepted commitment.

The assistant reads the supplied information and carries out the permitted task. It sends a new question when the reply makes an owner decision necessary.

With **Ask**, an outward instruction must identify the recipient and action. Connection tool permissions are another required control. [Communications Policy](https://docs.righthand.ai/security/external-communications).

For direct account reads or writes, the actual connection operation and access are necessary. Supplying information in a message is a different procedure from direct account access. [Connections](https://docs.righthand.ai/guides/adding-your-first-connection).

## An illustrative result

> The customer wants an extra format. The owner did not accept the work or new date.

The owner gives a decision about scope before changing the task plan.

## Compare the work that remains

Examine the work in Righthand [Activity](https://docs.righthand.ai/guides/working-with-your-righthand). Examine the applicable records in Motion independently. This article contains no executed comparison results.

## Costs and existing work

Read current plans before purchase. [Righthand pricing](https://www.righthand.ai/pricing) supplies its plan information. Motion account terms determine access and usage for that product.

Compare total required accounts, setup, observed usage, and corrections. Do not equate unlike usage units or treat a subscription price as cost per completed task.

[Get a Righthand](https://teams.righthand.ai). [Read the alternative's documentation](https://www.usemotion.com/help).