ApproveThis manages your SAI360 GRC Integration approvals.

When Compliance Meets Efficiency

SAI360 GRC establishes the framework for governance, risk management, and compliance operations. ApproveThis supercharges this foundation by injecting speed and structure into decision-making processes. Together, they create an ecosystem where policy adherence meets operational velocity – critical for organizations balancing regulatory requirements with competitive pressures.

Strategic Synergy: Why This Integration Matters

SAI360 GRC excels at maintaining audit trails and centralizing risk data but wasn't designed to handle the human decision-making layer. ApproveThis fills this gap by adding configurable approval logic, deadline enforcement, and stakeholder accountability directly into compliance workflows. The Zapier integration creates a real-time feedback loop between policy records and business decisions.

Key Business Impacts

Financial institutions reduce third-party vendor onboarding time from 14 days to 48 hours by automating compliance checks alongside legal approvals. Manufacturing companies using both platforms report 30% fewer audit findings due to standardized documentation of approval rationales. Healthcare providers leverage email-based approvals to get faster sign-offs from external physicians without requiring system access.

Three Operational Blueprints

1. Automated Policy Exception Handling

When SAI360 detects a control deviation (like an expired vendor certification), ApproveThis initiates multi-departmental reviews with built-in SLA tracking. Example: A pharmaceutical company automatically routes lab protocol exceptions to QA, legal, and external regulators with parallel approvals.

2. Contract Lifecycle Coordination

New contract records in SAI360 trigger staggered approvals in ApproveThis – legal reviews clauses first, finance validates payment terms second. Approved contracts sync back as updated class instances with digital signatures. A logistics firm using this workflow reduced contract cycle times by 40%.

3. Risk Mitigation Escalations

High-severity risks identified in SAI360 automatically route to ApproveThis with approval thresholds – medium risks stop at department heads, critical issues escalate to CISO review. A technology company prevented $2M in potential fines by ensuring critical vulnerabilities received board-level attention within 24 hours.

Implementation Essentials

Connect ApproveThis and SAI360 GRC via Zapier in three steps:

1. Create a Zapier trigger from SAI360's "New Records" or ApproveThis' "Request Approved/Denied" events
2. Map critical data points like risk severity levels to approval thresholds using calculated fields
3. Configure fallback approvers in ApproveThis to prevent delays during SAI360 audit periods

Pro Tip: Use ApproveThis' conditional logic to bypass unnecessary approvals for low-risk SAI360 records meeting predefined criteria.

Cross-Functional Advantages

Compliance Teams

Maintain real-time alignment between approval decisions and control frameworks. Automatic creation of SAI360 class instances after approvals provides immutable audit trails – crucial for ISO certifications and regulatory exams.

Finance Departments

Enforce spending controls by linking SAI360 vendor records to ApproveThis' monetary thresholds. Procurement requests exceeding $50K automatically require CFO review while staying within SAI360's vendor risk parameters.

Operations Leadership

Monitor approval bottlenecks through ApproveThis' dashboard while maintaining SAI360's process documentation. Vacation delegation ensures continuous coverage during peak audit seasons without compromising segregation of duties.

Critical Differentiation

Unlike native SAI360 workflows, ApproveThis allows external partners to approve requests via email without SAI360 licenses – critical for cross-company initiatives. A construction firm accelerated joint venture approvals by 65% using this hybrid approach while maintaining SAI360's compliance records.

Beyond Basic Automation

ApproveThis adds contextual intelligence to SAI360 data through features like:

• Dynamic approval paths based on SAI360 risk scores
• Automatic deadline adjustments for high-priority records
• Bi-directional comment syncing between systems

A financial services company uses calculated fields to require additional approvals when SAI360 records contain specific regulatory keywords, ensuring proportional oversight.

Getting Started

Prioritize integration points that address immediate compliance pain points:

1. Identify high-volume SAI360 record types needing human validation
2. Map existing manual approval processes to ApproveThis templates
3. Run parallel processes for 30 days to validate automation accuracy

Most implementations go live in under 2 weeks when focusing on specific use cases like vendor onboarding or policy exceptions.

Final Considerations

This integration shines when you need to maintain SAI360's rigorous compliance framework while introducing flexibility for real-world decision-making. By handling the "last mile" of stakeholder approvals, ApproveThis removes friction from governance processes without compromising oversight.

Ready to transform your GRC operations? Start your ApproveThis trial or schedule a custom integration demo to see how it complements your SAI360 environment.