ApproveThis manages your Weekdone Integration approvals.

When Progress Reports Meet Approval Chains

Let's get real – most companies suck at two things: tracking what matters and getting decisions made. That's where Weekdone (your team's progress whisperer) and ApproveThis (the anti-bottleneck approval engine) come in. Connect them through Zapier, and you've got something actually useful: objectives that get approved fast enough to matter, and approvals that directly tie to real work.

Weekdone's all about weekly check-ins, OKRs, and making sure teams aren't just busy – they're effective. ApproveThis? It's the system that stops "Hey, can you approve this?" from being your most sent Slack message. Together, they turn bureaucratic approval processes into something that accelerates work instead of blocking it.

Why This Combo Doesn’t Just Look Good on a SaaS Landing Page

Most integrations are just data handshakes between apps. This one changes how teams operate:

For Leadership

See every approval request contextually – tied directly to the quarterly objectives in Weekdone. No more guessing whether that $20k budget request connects to Q3 growth targets or someone's pet project.

For Operations Teams

Automatically route approvals based on what's actually happening week-to-week. New supplier needed because the ops team flagged delays in Weekdone? Approval workflow kicks off before the bottleneck happens.

For Finance

Budget approvals that auto-escalate based on real-time spend vs. objectives. If a team's weekly report shows they're burning cash faster than projected, threshold rules in ApproveThis can require extra sign-offs automatically.

Real-World Uses That Don’t Require a Corporate Jargon Translator

1. From Weekly Check-In to Approved Action in 60 Seconds

Here's how a mid-sized SaaS company uses this:

Every Friday, team leads update Weekdone with next week's priorities. Any item requiring budget, client approval, or legal review gets automatically flagged. ApproveThis pings the right approver via email (which they can approve/reject without logging into anything). Approved items get locked into Weekdone as committed objectives. Denied? The lead gets feedback directly in the tool by Monday morning.

Why it works: No more "I didn't see the request" excuses. Approvers get context from Weekdone right in the approval email. Finance doesn't waste Tuesdays reconciling random purchases against objectives.

2. When Approvals Actually Create Accountability

A 300-person logistics company's hack:

Field managers submit Weekdone updates showing maintenance delays. If a delay requires outsourcing repairs, ApproveThis triggers a bid approval process. Once approved, the vendor contract gets attached to the original Weekdone objective. Now there's a clear paper trail connecting the problem, the approval, and the outcome.

The kicker: Because ApproveThis tracks approval times, they realized external vendor approvals took 3x longer than internal ones. They renegotiated contracts with faster response terms.

Setting This Up Without Needing an IT Ticket

If you can set up a Zoom filter, you can connect these tools:

The Approval-First Approach

1. Zapier trigger: New high-priority item in Weekdone
2. Action: Create ApproveThis request with fields mapped from Weekdone
3. Auto-route based on amount/type using approval thresholds
4. Approved? Update Weekdone status automatically

The Progress-Driven Approval Path

1. Trigger: Approval request in ApproveThis reaches final stage
2. Action: Create new objective in Weekdone with due date = approval deadline
3. Weekly reports now include approved items as trackable goals

Zapier handles the plumbing. You just map which Weekdone fields correspond to ApproveThis requirements. Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag requests that exceed weekly budget limits from Weekdone data.

Features You’ll Actually Use (Not Just Pay For)

Silent MVP: Vacation Delegation

John from legal is your bottleneck approver… and he’s hiking the Alps for three weeks. Instead of letting requests pile up, ApproveThis auto-reassigns based on Weekdone's team availability statuses. No more "out of office" reply chains.

Killer Combo: Approval Thresholds + OKR Tracking

Example: If a Weekdone objective is tagged as "High Risk," any related approvals over $5k require COO sign-off. Under? Auto-approved if it matches the pre-approved quarterly plan. Makes auditors happy without slowing down teams.

Who Gets the Most Mileage Out of This?

HR Teams Swimming in Policy Approvals

New remote work request in Weekdone? Route to department head + HRBP. Approved? Becomes a trackable objective with compliance checkpoints. Denied? Feedback gets logged against the original request for consistency tracking.

Product Teams Shipping Faster

Feature launch stuck in legal review? Connect Weekdone's launch timelines to ApproveThis' escalation rules. Day 3: reminder to legal. Day 5: auto-escalate to VP. All visible in the product team's Weekdone progress chart.

Procurement That Doesn’t Embarrass Finance

Vendor request in Weekdone triggers a multi-step approval with real-time budget calculations. Approvers see remaining quarterly budget right in the approval email. No more back-and-forth about "can we afford this?"

The Elephant in the SaaS Stack: License Costs

Here's where this gets smart: ApproveThis approvers don't need Weekdone licenses. External partners, execs, auditors – they approve via email. No user account required. Meanwhile, your core team works in Weekdone like normal. You’re not paying for 500 seats when only 50 people need full access.

What This Isn’t

Let’s manage expectations: This isn’t some AI magic that automates complex decisions. It’s a way to make human decisions happen faster, with all the context they need. You still need actual processes – but now they won’t suck.

Getting Started Without the Overhead

1. Weekdone setup: Get teams using weekly check-ins for real, not just as a corporate exercise.
2. ApproveThis: Build 2-3 core approval workflows tied to common Weekdone items.
3. Zapier: Connect the "New High-Priority Item" trigger to "Create Approval Request."
4. Test with one team – usually procurement or content production – where delays are visible.

First rule: Don’t over-engineer. Start with single-step approvals, then add complexity as you see patterns.

The Bottom Line for Teams Over 50 People

If your company’s big enough to have approval processes but small enough that bureaucracy isn’t a core competency, this integration replaces guesswork with actual workflow. It’s not sexy, but neither are missed deadlines and approval black holes.

ApproveThis + Weekdone via Zapier works because it respects how people actually work: approvals in email, progress in a tool they (mostly) use, and connections that prevent things from getting lost in the SaaS shuffle.

Time to Stop Losing Requests in the Tools Meant to Organize Them

Either keep pasting links into Slack and hoping approvers remember to check Asana… or connect the tools so approvals happen where the work does. Your call.

Next step: Get started with ApproveThis (free for up to 50 monthly approvals), or book a 15-minute demo to see how it plugs into Weekdone. No sales scripts – just show you how to prevent approval bottlenecks from screwing up next week’s priorities.