ApproveThis manages your Everhour Integration approvals.

When Time Tracking Meets Approval Automation

Let’s be real: nobody got into business to chase down approvals or babysit timesheets. But here we are. Companies between 50-5,000 employees waste 12 hours weekly on approval bottlenecks and time tracking errors. That’s why pairing Everhour’s surgical-grade time tracking with ApproveThis’ no-BS approval automation isn’t just nice – it’s survival gear for scaling teams.

Why This Combo Works Like Bourbon and Branchwater

Everhour tells you exactly where time goes. ApproveThis tells you exactly who needs to sign off on what. Together through Zapier, they automate the papercuts killing your productivity:

• Projects stuck in “approval limbo” while billable hours stack up
• Finance teams playing detective with unbudgeted time entries

Real example: A 200-person agency slashed their client onboarding time from 14 days to 3 by auto-creating Everhour projects the second ApproveThis greenlights a new contract.

Four Ways This Duo Fixes Actual Business Problems

1. No More Schrödinger’s Projects

Problem: Your team starts working on something that hasn’t been officially approved yet. Classic.

Fix: Auto-create Everhour projects only when ApproveThis requests get approved. A law firm client uses this to ensure no billable work starts before partners sign off. Saves $8k/month in write-offs from unauthorized work.

2. Stop Time Tracking Side Deals

Problem: Junior designer adds 10 hours to a task that was budgeted for 3. Who approves that?

Fix: When any Everhour task time exceeds thresholds, ApproveThis automatically pings department heads. A manufacturing company caught $120k in overages last quarter using this combo.

3. Client Onboarding Without the Guesswork

Problem: New clients mean new budgets, new teams, new approval rules. Chaos ensues.

Fix: When sales creates a new Everhour client profile, ApproveThis auto-generates tailored approval chains. Bonus: External clients approve directly via email without needing Everhour licenses. A SaaS company reduced onboarding errors by 40%.

4. Approval-to-Task Chaining

Problem: Approved requests get lost in Slack purgatory instead of becoming actionable tasks.

Fix: When ApproveThis approves a marketing spend, Zapier instantly creates Everhour tasks for copywriters, designers, and legal review. Cuts campaign launch delays by 70%.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Zapier’s the bartender mixing this cocktail. Here’s the recipe:

1. Connect both apps to Zapier (15 minutes tops)
2. Pick your triggers: “Approval given” in ApproveThis or “Time entry exceeds X hours” in Everhour
3. Build your “if this, then that” rules. Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag Everhour entries needing review

Most teams get their first workflow live in 2 hours. Non-techies included.

Who Benefits? Let’s Break It Down

Project Managers: From Babysitter to Strategist

Instead of herding approvals, PMs at a 500-person tech firm now use the time to optimize resource allocation. Their secret? Auto-syncing approved project budgets from ApproveThis into Everhour’s forecasting tools.

Finance Teams: From Nagging to Analyzing

ApproveThis’ thresholds stop budget overages before they happen. When combined with Everhour’s real-time reports, a retail chain’s finance team reduced Q3 overages by 62% without a single awkward Slack follow-up.

Operations: Fixing Leaks Before the Ship Sinks

See which approvals take longest using ApproveThis’ dashboard, then cross-reference with Everhour data to spot team bottlenecks. A logistics company reallocated 30% of their workforce after finding where approvals were masking inefficiencies.

The Nuts & Bolts You Care About

ApproveThis plays nice with Everhour’s best features:

• Approval Groups: Route time-off requests to HR while sending budget approvals straight to department heads
• Vacation Delegation: No more chasing OOO approvers – Everhour tasks get reassigned automatically

And remember: external approvers only need email access. No extra Everhour licenses required.

Cool, But Does This Actually Work?

Let’s get specific. A 750-employee marketing agency used to have:

- 23 hour average approval time for new projects
- 12% of billable hours needing correction
- Client disputes on 1 in 5 invoices

After integrating ApproveThis + Everhour:

- Approvals down to 4 hours (finance team high-fived)
- Time entry errors dropped to 2%
- Invoice disputes? Basically extinct

Your Move, Time Bandits

Here’s the bottom line: If you’re using Everhour but still have humans playing approval hot potato, you’re leaving money on the table. ApproveThis isn’t just another tool – it’s the approval layer your time tracking actually needs.

Setup takes less time than your next pointless status meeting. Register for ApproveThis, connect the dots in Zapier, and start measuring productivity in dollars saved instead of hours wasted.

Or keep doing manual approvals. Your call.