ApproveThis manages your Sifter Integration approvals.

Let’s be real: getting people to approve things is like herding cats. Especially when your team’s juggling bug reports, feature requests, and client feedback in Sifter while someone’s always OOO or stuck in another Zoom tomb. That’s where pairing Sifter with ApproveThis changes the game. No more Slack pings, forwarded emails, or “wait, who needs to sign off on this?”

Why This Combo Works (Besides Saving Your Sanity)

Sifter’s great at tracking issues. ApproveThis is great at getting decisions made. Together, they’re like Batman and Robin for process-heavy teams. Here’s the breakdown:

What Sifter Does Best:

Organizes bugs and feedback in one place, prioritizes issues, keeps everyone on the same page about what needs fixing first.

Where ApproveThis Steps In:

Automatically routes new issues to the right people for approval, escalates urgent bugs, tracks who signed off (and why), and keeps clients/stakeholders in the loop without giving them full access to your Sifter account.

Real-World Uses That Don’t Suck

This isn’t some hypothetical “increase synergy” fluff. Here’s how mid-sized teams are using the integration:

Use Case 1: Escalating Critical Bugs Without the 2AM Panic

Scenario: Your QA team logs a major checkout bug in Sifter at 4:30PM on Friday. Normally, this would get buried under 50 other tickets until Monday. With ApproveThis:

• Zapier auto-creates an approval request
• Routes to dev lead + CTO based on severity ($ threshold)
• If no response in 1 hour, escalates to VP of Engineering

Result: The bug gets flagged, approved for immediate work, and fixed before the weekend sales rush. No frantic calls required.

Use Case 2: Client Feedback That Doesn’t Derail Your Sprint

Scenario: A client submits 12 “urgent” tweaks via Sifter. Your PM needs to:

• Get internal sign-off on scope
• Send client a cost estimate for approval
• Update the sprint without 17 back-and-forth emails

How it works: New Sifter issue → ApproveThis routes to PM → Tech lead approves dev time → Auto-generates client proposal → Client approves via email (no Sifter login needed). All while keeping the original Sifter ticket updated.

Setup That Takes Less Time Than Your Daily Standup

If you can make a sandwich, you can set this up:

1. Connect via Zapier: Zapier acts as the middleman (no coding required)
2. Trigger: “New Issue” in Sifter
3. Action: “Create Request” in ApproveThis
4. Map fields: Link Sifter issue details to your approval form
5. Add logic: Set thresholds (e.g., auto-approve bugs under $500 impact)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-flag high-priority issues based on Sifter’s severity ratings.

Why Your Teams Will Actually Like This

For Dev Teams:

No more guessing if something’s approved. Approved tickets auto-sync back to Sifter with timestamps and comments. Plus, vacation delegation means no single point of failure when your lead dev is trekking in Nepal.

For Product Managers:

Client requests get approved (or rejected) with clear paper trails. Use approval groups to quickly loop in legal or security without leaving Sifter’s interface.

For Client-Facing Teams:

External approvers get clean email links to approve/reject – no guest logins or confused clients asking “Where’s the submit button?”

The Nuts and Bolts You Care About

License Savings:

ApproveThis approvers don’t need Sifter seats. Huge win when working with clients or contractors who just need to approve stuff, not dive into your issue tracker.

Audit Trails That Don’t Lie:

Every approval/rejection in ApproveThis logs who, when, and why. Syncs back to Sifter comments so you’ve got full context when post-mortem time comes.

Conditional Logic That’s Actually Logical:

Set rules like “If Sifter priority = Critical → Bypass department head approval” or “If estimated fix time > 40hrs → Require CFO sign-off”.

When You Might Need a Different Tool

This integration isn’t magic fairy dust. If your team has super simple approval needs (like 1 person rubber-stamping everything), you might be fine with Sifter alone. But if any of these sound familiar, keep reading:

- “We lost a week because Legal didn’t review the requirements”
- “The client approved this, why are they saying they didn’t?”
- “Three people approved this, but the fourth didn’t see the email”

Getting Started Without the Sales Circus

ApproveThis has a free tier for small teams. Sign up, connect to Sifter via Zapier, and build your first workflow in about 10 minutes. No “schedule a demo” pressure – unless you want to geek out about advanced conditional logic (we’ve got you covered then too).

Bottom line: If your Sifter issues regularly get stuck in approval purgatory, adding ApproveThis is like giving your process a caffeine IV drip. Less waiting, fewer mistakes, and way less passive-aggressive Slack threads.