Introducing Success & Rejection Steps
At Warsaw Dynamics, we are continually refining Approval Path based on our customers’ feedback, so we can make their workflow flawless. We have introduced Rejection Step previously, and now we have released the Success Step for both Approval Path for Jira and Confluence. In this post, we will explain what these steps are, with some use cases, showing you how they can help Approval Path process more efficiently based on the application version for Jira.
Product Development with Approval Path for Confluence
JES Factory product developers have been tasked with designing new products for the catalogue. Given the complexity of the job, they turned to the Approval Path for Confluence to efficiently coordinate their work with other departments to make sure the product checks off all the boxes. The Journey of the Product Development Lifecycle Ideate and Document the Product Concept The conceptualization team is the first to engage. Organizing and refining their ideas can be chaotic.
Enhancing Bug Reporting to External Developers with External Share for Jira
Today in JES’s Factory things are not going smoothly. The CNC machines have a hard time communicating with the server after a recent software update. The developers can’t figure out the issue on the Factory’s end, so the only option is to get in touch with the hardware company. Fortunately for them, the CNC provider uses External Share for Jira to swiftly communicate such issues. The Factory can report and fix issues faster by using a secured link with the JES Factory developers, bypassing the customer portal and waiting for a CS representative to create an issue.
Streamlined Financial Approvals in Jira
In the financial sector, where precision and compliance are paramount, approval processes have often been the bottleneck, stalling financial transactions. Enter Approval Path: the Jira extension transforms the cumbersome task of obtaining financial approvals into a streamlined, transparent, and swift process. The Challenge of Timely Approvals Imagine a scenario where a finance team is scrambling to get an unbudgeted software update approved. In a traditional setting, this would involve a series of emails, manual tracking of approvals, and constant follow-ups, leading to an agonizing wait - sometimes days - for a green light.
How-to: create your own financial approval with the Conditional feature
The Conditionals feature for the Approval Path creates many possibilities for more complex automation. With it, you can control processes without wasting time and energy analyzing what should happen next. You can set it up once and forget about manual management of approvals. One of the setups we know is often used is financial approval. Let’s look at a scenario: The marketing team needs a new camera and photo editing software budget.
Navigating Feature Deployment with Approval Path for Jira
OrbTech, a hypothetical mid-sized tech company, is deploying a new feature. The recent development of a new functionality takes many steps and requires cooperation from multiple departments. Let’s dive into their journey, highlighting how the Approval Path for Jira played a pivotal role. Creating the feature Maya, the dev lead, initiates the first approval request using Approval Path within their Jira system to ensure the new feature meets OrbTech’s initial standards and requirements.
Approval Path start parametrization
It’s about convenience and more! What is parametrization? In this context, parametrization is a rather fresh feature of Approval Path, and we think it could boost user experience a lot! Well, at least for users that use Approval Path more excessively. Here is why! Functionalities Parametrization will allow you to re-use an existing path (definition) while you conveniently rename the approval just before you start it! Also it allows you to set expiry dates.
Example uses of the approval process
With the growth of the company, comes a moment when standardization of the approval process becomes necessary. It could be a moment, when different people are responsible for the decision and realisation, or when reaching each approver becomes too time-consuming. The approval process can be carried out in an outdated way - with emails, PDFs, Word documents, or at worst, on paper… But luckily we can use approval management apps like Approval Path for Jira and Approval Path for Confluence to improve the process.