New Initiative Scoping & Approval

Bring structure to new initiative requests so good ideas get a fair hearing and nothing falls through the cracks.

36 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

New initiative scoping and approval is the process of collecting, reviewing, and authorizing new business ideas from submission through final sign-off. Manual routing through email and spreadsheets creates delays, lost context, and approval bottlenecks that can stall promising work for weeks.

Automation captures submissions in a structured form, validates completeness, and routes each initiative through department and finance review in sequence. Stakeholders see real-time status, feedback consolidates automatically, and decisions reach submitters without manual coordination.

Key features
Capture initiative submissions in a structured form with required fields to eliminate incomplete requests
Validate submission completeness and send automated reminders for missing information
Route initiatives automatically to the next reviewer based on approval status and predefined rules
Consolidate feedback from all reviewers in one central location for clear decision history
Notify submitters and stakeholders of approval decisions, conditions, or rejection reasons automatically
Display real-time approval status and initiative details to all stakeholders in a shared dashboard

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Initiative Submission Receivedtrigger

A team member submits a new initiative via a structured form. The form captures all required fields: title, description, budget, timeline, resource needs, and business case.

2. Validate Submission Completeness

An automation checks that all required fields are filled. If any are missing, it sends an automated reminder to the submitter with a link to complete the form.

3. Log Initiative

The complete submission is automatically logged into a centralized base with a unique ID, timestamp, and status set to 'Under Review'.

4. Notify Department Head

A message is sent to the assigned department head with a summary of the initiative and a link for review.

5. Department Head Approves or Requests Changes

The department head reviews the initiative and updates the status to 'Approved by Department' or 'Changes Requested'. If changes are requested, the submitter is notified automatically.

6. Route to Finance Review

Once department head approval is recorded, a message is automatically sent to the finance manager with the initiative details and a link to review budget and timeline feasibility.

7. Finance Approves or Flags Issues

The finance manager reviews the budget and timeline and updates the status to 'Finance Approved' or 'Finance Review Required'. Any concerns are logged as comments.

8. Send Final Decision

Once all approvals are complete, an automated email is sent to the submitter and stakeholders with the final decision, approval conditions, next steps, and a link to the initiative record.

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Estimated Time Saving
36hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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