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Approval Review

Keep approvals moving so work is not blocked waiting on a decision.

#Business goal

Prevent approvals from stalling delivery, content, or finance.

#When to use this

Regularly, ideally daily.

#At a glance

DetailValue
People involvedAdmin / operations lead
Departments usedOperations, Leadership
Modules usedAutomation, Reports
AI usedAI drafts sequence content; the automation jobs are fixed and run on a schedule
Recommended timelineDaily/Weekly
PrerequisitesAdmin access; Email delivery configured for sending jobs

#Step-by-step process

1

Find pending items

Look for content, deliverables, expenses, and publish requests awaiting a decision.
2

Confirm reviewers

Ensure a permitted reviewer exists for each.
3

Decide

Approve or reject promptly.
4

Unblock

Clear anything stuck.

#Decision points

Decisions to make along the way

  • What is waiting on a decision?
  • Who should decide?

#Approval points

Human approval required

  • A permitted person decides each item; AI never self-approves.

#Success metrics

  • Fewer stuck approvals
  • Faster throughput

#Best practices

  • Assign reviewers up front.
  • Decide promptly to keep work moving.

#Common mistakes

  • Letting approvals pile up.
  • No permitted reviewer assigned.

#Realistic example

In practice

A daily glance shows two expenses and a publish request pending; the reviewer clears them so delivery and finance keep moving.

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