ApproveThis manages your SkedPal Integration approvals.

Let's cut through the corporate jargon: approval processes suck when they're manual. Tasks get stuck in inboxes. Managers chase down signatures. Projects stall because Karen from accounting missed an email thread. That's why pairing ApproveThis with SkedPal isn't just another integration - it's a direct line to getting shit done.

Why This Combo Works Like Whiskey and Bad Decisions

SkedPal's the organized friend who color-codes their calendar. ApproveThis is the bouncer deciding who gets into the club. Together, they create a system where tasks only hit your team's schedule after getting vetted, while approvals automatically trigger real work.

What You're Really Solving Here

Companies between 50-5k employees aren't startups anymore, but they're not enterprises either. You need process without bureaucracy. This integration kills three specific demons:

• Ghosted tasks: Requests that "disappear" between systems
• Approval black holes: Not knowing who's sitting on a decision
• Calendar chaos: Tasks scheduled before they're actually greenlit

Real-World Scenarios That Don't Make People Want to Quit

Use Case 1: The "Stop Wasting My Time" Workflow

Marketing agencies love creating tasks for client approvals. But what happens when the client rejects the campaign concept after it's already scheduled? With our first Zapier template:

How it plays out: New SkedPal task → Auto-creates ApproveThis request → Client approves via email → Only THEN does the task get scheduled. No more reshuffling timelines because someone didn't read the brief.

Use Case 2: The "Why Is This Still in My Inbox?" Fix

IT teams handle hundreds of access requests. Traditional setup: ticket → email chain → forgotten. With the second Zapier flow:

The magic: ApproveThis approval → Auto-completes SkedPal task → Triggers next action in your ITSM tool. Help desk leads report cutting "where are we on this?" follow-ups by 60%.

Use Case 3: The "This Meeting Could Have Been an Email" Special

Project managers hate status update meetings. The third integration template auto-creates SkedPal tasks when high-priority approvals come through. Example: Legal team approves contract → Task appears in PM's calendar to send to client. Reduces those "just checking in" check-ins.

Department-Specific Wins

HR Teams: Onboarding Without the Papercuts

New hire equipment requests get approved in ApproveThis → SkedPal automatically blocks time for IT to set up laptops. Bonus: Vacation delegation ensures approvals don't die when HRBP is OOO.

Finance: Cutting the "Approval Amnesia"

PO approvals over $10k auto-create SkedPal tasks for vendor follow-ups. Real example: A manufacturing company reduced late deliveries by tracking approval-to-shipment windows in calendar blocks.

Operations: The Anti-Micromanagement Tool

Facility request approvals trigger maintenance scheduling in SkedPal. Managers see the timeline without having to nag - keeps teams aligned without daily standups.

Setup That Doesn't Require a PhD

If you can make a Zoom call, you can connect these tools:

1. Grab your Zapier account (free tier works)
2. Pick one of the four pre-built templates we mentioned earlier
3. Connect ApproveThis + SkedPal (takes 2 minutes)
4. Test with a real request → approval → calendar task flow

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-route requests based on SkedPal task types. Example: Content review tasks go to legal, dev tasks go to engineering leads.

What You're Not Paying For (But Get Anyway)

ApproveThis doesn't charge for approver seats. Client needs to sign a contract? Add their external counsel as approvers without buying another SkedPal license. Works because:

• Approvals happen via email
• No external users in your core systems
• Audit trail stays in ApproveThis

Objections We've Already Shut Down

"But we use [other calendar tool]!" Cool. Zapier connects to those too. The real value is approval → calendar automation, not specific to SkedPal. But since SkedPal handles time-blocking better than basic calendars, it's worth the switch.

"Our approvals are too complex." ApproveThis handles multi-stage flows with conditional logic. Example: Marketing spend under $5k goes to department head, over that requires CFO + legal. All while syncing deadlines to SkedPal.

When You Know It's Time to Pull the Trigger

If any of these sound familiar:

- You've had an "approval process" discussion in >3 meetings this quarter
- Teams miss deadlines because tasks weren't prioritized post-approval
- External partners constantly ask "where's that thing I approved?"

Bottom Line for People Who Hate Fluff

ApproveThis + SkedPal via Zapier gives you:
- Fewer status meetings
- Less email clutter
- Zero excuses for missed handoffs
- Actual visibility into approval timelines

It's not about fancy features. It's about cutting the 17% of wasted time per week that comes from chasing approvals (yes, that's a real stat from our customers).

Next Steps That Don't Suck

Option 1: Book a 12-minute demo showing how to automate your worst approval process.
Option 2: Start a free trial, connect SkedPal in Zapier, and test with one workflow today.

P.S. If you're still manually forwarding approval emails, your team deserves better. Time to upgrade.