ApproveThis manages your TimeCamp approvals.

When Time Tracking Meets Approval Power

Let's be real: tracking time is only half the battle. The real headache starts when you need sign-offs on project hours, client budgets, or that urgent task your team swears was approved. That's where ApproveThis throws TimeCamp a lifeline. We're talking automated approval workflows that attach themselves to time entries like a productivity bodyguard. No more chasing down managers in Slack or digging through email chains from 2019.

Why This Combo Works for Grown-Up Companies

Companies between 50-5k employees aren't startups anymore, but they're not exactly enterprise dinosaurs either. You need tools that actually talk to each other without requiring a PhD in "integration management." Here's the deal:

TimeCamp tracks where the minutes go – projects, tasks, that 2-hour "quick call" that somehow always happens right before lunch. ApproveThis handles the "yes/no/maybe" decisions that gatekeep those hours from turning into real-world consequences (like blown budgets or angry clients).

Three Ways This Integration Actually Solves Problems

1. New Task? Automatic Approval Paper Trail

Scenario: Your dev team creates a new sprint task in TimeCamp. Without approvals, that's just a line item waiting to become a budget overage. Connect it to ApproveThis, and suddenly:

- The PM gets an email to approve scope
- Finance auto-approves if under $5k
- Client gets a branded portal link if it's billable
All before the first line of code gets written. Agencies love this because clients can't claim they "didn't know" about extra hours.

2. Approved Tasks = Auto-Created TimeCamp Entries

Flip the script: When marketing needs a new campaign approved, the "yes" in ApproveThis triggers a TimeCamp task with pre-set budget hours. No more starting timers before approvals land. We've seen manufacturers use this to lock down R&D time – engineers can't clock hours until the project gets the green light.

3. Time Entries That Demand Permission Slips

Ever had an employee log 12 hours on a task that should take 2? Set ApproveThis thresholds to flag overtime entries. Construction firms use this to catch "miscalculations" before invoicing clients. Bonus: approvers don't need TimeCamp logins – huge for external contractors.

Setup That Doesn't Need IT on Speed Dial

If you can make a Zapier account (free tier works), you're golden. Connect TimeCamp and ApproveThis as apps. Pick a trigger like "New Time Entry Over 8 Hours" in TimeCamp, then set ApproveThis to route it to the right approver. Done. Seriously, your interns could handle this during their coffee run.

Which Teams Stop Hating Their Tools

Project Managers: See approved vs. actual hours in real time. No more status update meetings that could've been an email.

Finance Teams: Auto-approve routine expenses, but get alerts when creative teams "accidentally" exceed video production budgets.

HR: Overtime approvals get logged alongside time entries. Say goodbye to payroll disputes every other Thursday.

Features You'll Actually Use (No Bloatware Here)

ApproveThis isn't trying to be your CRM. It does approvals stupidly well:

- Email approvals even for people who think "SaaS" is a Scandinavian airline
- Vacation delegates so projects don't stall because Karen from accounting is in Bali
- Calculated fields that auto-flag when dev hours exceed project quotes

The Bottom Line for Grown-Ups

Companies scale. Processes get messy. This integration is like adding guardrails to your productivity highway – nobody notices them until they prevent a 10-car pileup of missed deadlines and budget overruns.

How to Stop Wasting Time on Approval Theater

Either get started with ApproveThis and connect your TimeCamp account via Zapier, or book a 12-minute demo where we'll show you how to automate the approval bottlenecks you're currently handling with spreadsheets and prayer.