ApproveThis manages your Harvestr Integration approvals.

When Feedback Meets Final Decisions

Let's be real: product teams are drowning in feedback. Harvestr does the heavy lifting of organizing customer requests and prioritizing features. But here's where things usually break down - getting actual decisions made on what to build next. That's where most teams hit bureaucratic quicksand. ApproveThis acts as the bridge between collecting ideas and making shit happen.

Connect these two through Zapier, and you've got a system where:

• Feature requests automatically trigger approval workflows
• Roadmap decisions get documented where the work actually happens

No more chasing down execs for sign-offs or playing telephone between tools. It's like giving your product team a bureaucratic bypass surgery.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

Most integrations just move data between apps. This one actually changes how decisions get made. Harvestr tells you what customers want - ApproveThis forces your team to act on it.

Key benefits you won't get from other tools:

For product managers: Stop being the middleman between feedback and development. Set up approval rules once, then let feature requests automatically route to the right stakeholders based on priority scores, resource impact, or whatever criteria matter to your team.

For execs: See real-time approval status of roadmap items without logging into another goddamn system. Approve directly from your inbox or mobile.

For cross-functional teams: Legal doesn't need Harvestr access to approve compliance-related features. Finance can greenlight budget increases without seeing your entire roadmap. Keep stakeholders in their lane while maintaining visibility.

Real-World Use Cases That Don't Feel Like Corporate BS

1. Killing Feature Creep Before It Kills Your Team

Scenario: Your SaaS company gets 50+ feature requests weekly through Harvestr. The product team spends more time debating what to build than actually building.

Solution: Auto-create approval requests for any feature scoring above 80 in Harvestr's priority matrix. Route to PM lead, CTO, and customer success director via ApproveThis. Only features that get unanimous approval hit the roadmap.

Why it works: ApproveThis' calculated fields let you pull Harvestr's priority score directly into approval logic. Set automatic approvals for no-brainer features below certain resource thresholds.

2. Closing the Feedback Loop (Without the Endless Meetings)

Scenario: Your consumer app team keeps promising customers "we'll consider that feature!" but never communicates back when decisions get made.

Solution: When an approval is denied in ApproveThis, auto-create a Harvestr message with the rejection reason and next steps. Keep the conversation going without manual busywork.

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' email approvals so customer-facing execs can reject/approve directly from their phones between meetings.

3. External Approvals That Don't Leak Your Roadmap

Scenario: Your B2B company needs client sign-off on custom features, but you don't want them seeing your entire Harvestr pipeline.

Solution: Create client-specific approval workflows in ApproveThis that only show relevant requests. Clients approve via email without Harvestr access. Approved features auto-update in Harvestr with clean audit trails.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Total setup time: 23 minutes (we timed it)

1. Connect Harvestr and ApproveThis through Zapier
2. Choose your trigger (new high-priority feedback, roadmap change, etc.)
3. Map Harvestr fields to ApproveThis' calculated fields
4. Set approval rules: Who needs to sign off? What criteria auto-approve?
5. Test with live data

Critical pro tip: Use ApproveThis' vacation delegation from day one. Nothing kills momentum faster than waiting for someone's OOO reply to approve a hotfix.

Why This Beats Manual Processes

Let's compare:

The old way:
Feedback sits in Harvestr → PM exports to spreadsheet → Email thread with stakeholders → Version chaos → Final decision lives in someone's inbox

The integrated way:
Harvestr tags high-priority item → ApproveThis pings required approvers → Decisions happen in average 2.1 hours (real client data) → Status auto-updates in Harvestr → Roadmap adjusts accordingly

Bonus: ApproveThis keeps an immutable audit trail. No more "I never approved that" conversations.

Teams That Would Kill for This Setup

Scaleups Hitting Process Wall

That awkward phase where you're too big for ad-hoc approvals but too small for enterprise bureaucracy. This adds structure without crushing velocity.

Regulated Industries

Healthcare tech companies using Harvestr for provider feedback. ApproveThis ensures compliance approvals happen before anything touches the roadmap.

Consultancies Managing Client Expectations

Digital agencies using Harvestr for client requests. Route approvals through client contacts without giving them full platform access.

Common Objections (And Why They're Wrong)

"We already have Harvestr workflows"
Cool. Now add teeth to them. Workflows without enforced approvals are just suggestions.

"We use email approvals"
So did we. Then someone approved the wrong version of a spec. Or missed the email. Or forwarded it to their personal account. Need we continue?

Getting Started Without the Sales Circus

Free trial available at approvethis.com. Connect your Harvestr account in minutes.

For complex setups: Book a 15-minute demo where we'll:
- Map your existing Harvestr workflow
- Suggest approval rules based on your industry
- Show how to handle edge cases (because they always come up)

Either way, you'll be making faster decisions by Friday.