For IT, engineering and operations

Know who approved the change before it happens.

Send a proposed change to the people who need to sign off, get a clear decision, and keep the record.

Free to start. Reviewers don't need an account.

Change ApprovalVersion 2

Database index migration, Saturday window

Reviewer: Engineering lead

Adds the backup step as version 2.
ApproveChangesReject

Where change approval usually goes wrong

Changes are announced, not approved

A message in a channel is treated as consent.

Risky changes lack a second look

Production and configuration changes deserve a reviewer.

Post-incident questions

You need to show who approved the change and what they saw.

How it works

  1. Describe the change

    What is changing, why, the risk and rollback plan.

  2. Approvers review

    They approve, reject or request changes.

  3. Update the plan

    Resubmit as a new version if the plan changes.

  4. Proceed with a record

    The approved version and approver are on file.

Example scenario (illustrative)

Database index migration, Saturday window

An engineer submits a migration plan for the on-call lead and product owner. Reviewer: Engineering lead.

  1. Requester

    Submits the plan with rollback steps.

  2. Reviewer

    Requests changes: add a pre-migration backup step.

  3. Requester

    Adds the backup step as version 2.

  4. Reviewer

    Approves version 2.

  5. Result: The change goes ahead with a record of who approved which plan.

Why teams use it for change approval

Approval before action

Make the yes explicit before the change happens.

The plan is versioned

What was approved is the exact plan reviewers saw.

Light process

No heavy change-management system.

The ApprovalLoop workflow

Every approval follows the same loop, so you only learn it once.

  1. Send

    Share the request

  2. Review

    Reviewer opens the link

  3. Request changes

    Or approve / reject

  4. Revise

    Send a new version

  5. Approve

    Decision on the latest version

  6. Record

    Timestamped approval record

Questions

Is this an ITSM or change-management platform?

No. It handles the approval step for a change and records the decision.

Does it deploy changes?

No. It records approval only.

Do approvers need accounts?

No, they open a secure link.

ApprovalLoop is not full ITSM or change-management software. It records the approval decision. ApprovalLoop keeps a timestamped approval record. It is not a legal electronic signature.

Know who approved the change before it happens.

Send your first approval in a couple of minutes. No sales call.

Also see: Access Approval · Policy Approval · Vendor Approval