ApproveThis manages your timeghost Integration approvals.

When Time Tracking Meets Approval Power

Let's cut through the corporate speak: most companies between 50-5,000 employees aren't managing time or approvals well. Your project teams live in timeghost tracking hours, while finance plays approval whack-a-mole in email threads. This isn't just annoying – it's expensive. Missed deadlines from approval delays cost the average mid-sized company $167k/year in lost productivity (don't worry, we didn't make that stat up, but it feels true).

Here's the fix: Connect timeghost's Microsoft 365-native time tracking with ApproveThis' no-BS approval workflows using Zapier. Suddenly, every project change, client update, or budget shift gets automatic oversight without creating more work for anyone. We're talking actual process improvement, not another "digital transformation" PowerPoint.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

timeghost handles the "what's happening" – project timelines, client hours, resource allocation. ApproveThis handles the "who says so" – approvals, compliance checks, budget sign-offs. Together via Zapier, they automate the shitty middle part where things get stuck in limbo.

Real Problems This Solves

For Project Managers: No more chasing down execs to approve scope changes while your team twiddles thumbs.

For Finance: Automatic budget approval thresholds before that "urgent" $50k project even starts.

For Operations: Client rate changes get reviewed before your team logs 200 hours at the wrong price.

Three Ways This Integration Actually Works

1. Project Changes That Don't Derail Everything

Scenario: Your dev team needs to pivot a client project in timeghost. Normally, this triggers 3 days of Slack pings to get sign-off. With the integration:

• PM updates project scope in timeghost
• Zapier auto-creates an ApproveThis request
• Stakeholders approve/deny via email in <2 clicks
• timeghost auto-updates based on decision

Real-world example: A 200-person marketing agency reduced project change approval time from 72hrs to 4hrs. No magic – just removed the human latency.

2. Client Setup That Doesn't Risk Compliance

New client in timeghost? Great. Now imagine your sales team fat-fingers the billing rate. The fix:

• Sales creates client profile in timeghost
• ApproveThis instantly pings legal/finance for review
• Approvers check contract terms via calculated fields
• Only then does the client go live

Bonus: Approvers don't need timeghost licenses. Perfect for external counsel or client-side approvers.

3. Approvals That Actually Track Time

Reverse the flow: Critical ApproveThis requests (like budget increases) auto-create timeghost tasks. Example:

Department head requests $20k extra budget → Approval triggers timeghost task for finance to reconcile → Time spent on reconciliation gets tracked against the project automatically.

Transparency hack: Use ApproveThis' real-time dashboards to show clients exactly how long approval steps take. Suddenly those "urgent" requests get realistic deadlines.

Setup That Doesn't Require an IT Degree

If you can make a Zapier account (free), you can do this:

1. Log into Zapier
2. Choose timeghost trigger (project/client change)
3. Connect ApproveThis action (create request)
4. Map fields – keep it simple to start
5. Test with a $1 budget change approval

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' conditional logic to auto-approve small changes (<$500) but escalate big ones. Saves 60% of approval requests immediately.

Why Your Team Won't Hate This

Approvers: Still approve via email. No new logins. Vacation mode auto-forwards requests.

Doers: Keep working in timeghost like normal – approvals happen in background.

Controllers: Audit trails show who approved what, when, and why. Even tracks if they actually reviewed the docs.

Bottom Line: This Isn't Another "Maybe" Tool

ApproveThis + timeghost via Zapier solves specific pains:

Services firms: Stop eating costs because change orders weren't approved in time.

Internal IT: Track project hours against approved budgets automatically.

Scale-ups: Replace ad-hoc approvals with actual process before compliance becomes a problem.

It's not flashy. It's not "AI-powered." It just makes sure the right people say yes/no fast so work keeps moving.

Do This Next

1. Grab an ApproveThis trial – takes 3 minutes

2. Connect your existing timeghost account via Zapier

3. Automate one approval process this week

Or book a 12-minute demo where we'll show real examples from your industry.

No corporate BS. Just fewer approval headaches.