ApproveThis manages your ONES Integration approvals.

Why Combine ApproveThis with ONES?

Modern teams face a critical challenge: maintaining velocity while ensuring disciplined oversight. ONES excels at project execution, while ApproveThis brings structure to decision-making. Together through Zapier, they create a closed-loop system where action meets accountability.

The Approval Bottleneck Problem

Development teams using ONES often hit roadblocks when code deployments, budget changes, or client deliverables require external sign-offs. Traditional approval methods create context switching, email clutter, and version control issues. ApproveThis eliminates these friction points by embedding governed approvals directly into the project lifecycle.

Core Capabilities: Where ONES Ends, ApproveThis Begins

While ONES tracks what needs to happen, ApproveThis determines whether it should happen. This integration isn't about overlapping features – it's about connecting complementary systems:

• ONES: Issue tracking, sprint planning, resource allocation
• ApproveThis: Multi-level approvals, compliance auditing, stakeholder delegation

Real-World Workflow Accelerators

Use Case 1: Code Deployment Governance

When a critical bug appears in ONES, development teams can't afford to wait for manual approval routing. Connect ONES issues to ApproveThis workflows that:

• Auto-escalate based on severity thresholds
• Require QA lead + security officer sign-off
• Record audit trails for compliance reports

Impact: A fintech company reduced deployment delays by 68% while meeting PCI DSS requirements.

Use Case 2: Client Change Order Management

Agency teams using ONES can automatically convert client-requested scope changes into approval requests. External stakeholders receive branded email approvals with calculated cost/schedule impacts – no ONES license required.

Impact: A digital agency eliminated 23 hours/month of status meetings by embedding approvals directly into client workflows.

Use Case 3: Procurement Control

When inventory issues surface in ONES, ApproveThis triggers tiered approvals based on purchase amounts. Engineering leads approve technical specs → Finance validates budgets → Legal reviews contracts – all within the original issue thread.

Impact: A hardware startup cut procurement cycle times by 41% while maintaining spending controls.

Team-Specific Benefits

For Engineering Leaders

Embed release approvals directly into sprint cycles. Use calculated fields to auto-approve low-risk deployments while flagging high-impact changes for architecture review.

For Project Managers

Maintain velocity without compromising governance. Real-time approval tracking in ApproveThis dashboards syncs with ONES timelines, providing accurate progress forecasts.

For Finance Teams

Enforce budget guardrails through approval thresholds. When ONES issues trigger purchases over $5K, ApproveThis automatically routes requests to cost center owners with spend analytics.

For External Partners

Clients and contractors approve directly via email – no software onboarding required. Vacation delegation ensures deadlines aren't missed when key stakeholders are unavailable.

Implementation Guide

Step 1: Create a Zapier account (free tier available)
Step 2: Connect ONES and ApproveThis as Zapier services
Step 3: Configure triggers from ONES (new issues, updates, comments)
Step 4: Map issue data to ApproveThis request templates
Step 5: Set up bi-directional sync for approval status updates

Pro Tip: Conditional Logic Setup

Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to automate routing decisions:
IF {issue_priority} = "Critical" THEN route_to = "CTO"
IF {cost_impact} > $10K THEN require_approver = "CFO"

Why This Integration Wins

Competitors force teams to choose between speed and control. This integration delivers both through:

Context Preservation: Approval requests inherit full ONES issue context – requirements, comments, attachments – eliminating back-and-forth
Compliance Automation: Auto-archiving approved requests with ONES issue IDs satisfies audit requirements
Resource Optimization: Development teams stay in ONES, approvers work via email, finance uses dashboards – no cross-training needed

Getting Started

ApproveThis offers a 14-day free trial with pre-built ONES templates. Implementation typically takes 2-3 hours for basic workflows. For complex environments:

1. Register for ApproveThis
2. Book an engineering-led demo for custom threshold configuration
3. Download the ONES connector package from Zapier

Final Consideration: The Hidden Cost of Manual Approvals

Each manual approval cycle costs engineering teams 45-90 minutes in context switching. For teams handling 20 approvals/week, that's 78-156 hours/year lost to process overhead. Automated routing via ApproveThis recovers 92% of that time while improving decision quality.

Next Step: Schedule a workflow analysis to quantify your team's potential savings.