ApproveThis manages your Hive Integration approvals.

When Project Management Meets Approval Muscle

Let's cut through the BS: most teams waste more time chasing approvals than doing real work. Hive's great at showing you where bottlenecks live across your 83 different tools. ApproveThis actually unclogs those bottlenecks. Together? They're like giving your entire company an espresso shot of accountability.

Here's why mid-sized companies (50-5,000 employees) care: Every day your project sits waiting for sign-off is money leaking from payroll. Every time someone CCs the wrong approver in Hive comments? That's compliance risk brewing. We fix that by making approvals part of the workflow - not some separate hellscape of forwarded emails.

How This Actually Works (Without The Tech Jargon)

Connect Zapier between ApproveThis and Hive once. Now your Hive actions can trigger approvals, and approvals can kick off Hive tasks. No more manually copying data between systems. No more "I thought YOU approved that!"

The magic sauce: ApproveThis handles the decision-making bureaucracy while Hive keeps everyone aligned on execution. Approvers don't need Hive licenses - huge for agencies working with clients or cross-department projects where not everyone lives in your PM tool.

Three Ways This Combo Saves Real Hours

1. From Hive Action Update → Auto-Approval Request

Problem: Your dev team moves a task to "Ready for QA" in Hive. Now someone needs to remember to bug the QA lead for approval. Except they're on PTO. So it sits.

Fix: Auto-create approval requests in ApproveThis when Hive actions hit specific statuses. QA lead gets an email (no Hive login needed), clicks approve/deny. If they're out, it auto-reroutes to their backup. Approval recorded in both systems.

Who kills it with this: Tech teams managing sprint workflows. Manufacturers tracking production stage approvals.

2. Approved Budget? → Auto-Create Hive Tasks

Problem: Finance finally approves the Q3 marketing budget...now the real work begins. But getting from "yes" to task assignments takes days of meetings.

Fix: When ApproveThis gets a "Approved" trigger, Zapier auto-creates Hive actions with all relevant details (approved amount, stakeholders, deadlines). Team starts executing before the approval email finishes sending.

Who kills it with this: Procurement teams. Marketing agencies managing client spend approvals.

3. New Client Contract Approved → Auto-Spin Up Hive Project

Problem: Legal signs off on a new client deal. Now sales has to manually create 20+ Hive tasks for onboarding. Lots of copy/paste errors, missed steps.

Fix: Approval in ApproveThis triggers a pre-built Hive project template with all onboarding tasks, assigned roles, dependencies. Even auto-messages key stakeholders in Hive Chat.

Who kills it with this: Professional services firms. SaaS companies with complex client onboarding.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Your Next Meeting

1. In Zapier, connect ApproveThis + Hive
2. Pick a trigger (like "Approval Completed" in ApproveThis)
3. Choose the Hive action it should create (new task, project, etc.)
4. Test with a real approval → Watch magic happen

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-fill Hive task details. Example: If an approval request has a budget amount over $10k, the created Hive task automatically tags your CFO.

Department-Specific Wins (No Fluff)

HR Teams:

New hire approved? Auto-create their Hive onboarding track with equipment requests, training schedules. ApproveThis handles offer letter sign-offs; Hive handles the 37 steps to get them productive.

Finance Teams:

PO approvals in ApproveThis automatically update Hive project budgets. Overages trigger alerts before the project goes off rails. Vacation delegation means month-end approvals never stall.

Marketing Teams:

Content calendar approvals in ApproveThis → auto-publish tasks in Hive with due dates. Client rejects a draft? Denial in ApproveThis auto-creates a "Revisions Needed" Hive action with comments attached.

Why This Isn't Just Another Integration

Most Hive integrations just shuffle data. This actually closes the loop between planning and permission. ApproveThis adds teeth to Hive's workflow with:

• Approval thresholds: Auto-approve small expenses but escalate big ones
• Real-time tracking: See approval bottlenecks in Hive's dashboard

Example: A construction PM sees a Hive task stuck in "Awaiting Permit Approval." They click through to ApproveThis and immediately see it's waiting on the city inspector - with a log of all follow-up attempts.

No More "Who Approved This?!"

Compliance isn't sexy until you're getting audited. With ApproveThis+Hive:

• Every Hive action tied to an approval has a full audit trail
• Approvers can't claim "I didn't see the request" - emails are tracked
• Conditional logic ensures high-risk items get extra eyes

Healthcare company case: Implementing this cut their contract approval cycle from 14 days to 3. How? No more chasing doctors through Hive comments - approvals came via email with one-click responses.

This Isn't For Everyone

If your team thrives on chaos and enjoys daily "Where are we on X?" meetings, keep doing approvals in Hive comments. But if you're part of the 73% of companies who say slow approvals hurt revenue…

Try ApproveThis free for 14 days. Connect it to Hive in under 10 minutes. If it doesn't shave at least 3 hours off your weekly admin crap, we'll personally help you undo it.

Get Started Now or schedule a 15-minute demo to see how approval automation actually works.