Schedule review and approval processes in Approval Manager and instantly know if the process is on or off schedule, where any holdups are, and proactively take steps to ensure your proofs and reviews are finished quickly. Approval manager includes a suite of features and tools that help you maintain control of all your approval processes.
In addition to individual dashboard worklists for reviewers, Approval Manager also creates dashboard worklists for managers and producers. Approval Manager provides a centralized dashboard view of all your approval processes. The dashboard is based on variables you define, with visual queues for proof status, schedule prediction, and management alerts. Since proofs are centrally trafficked and scheduled, you have the ability to see when proofs are in jeopardy of missing a deadline or predicting when a proof will be completed. This allows you to accurately predict when work will be ready for production and ready to deliver to your Customers.
As Reviewers begin to post reviews, Managers can see in real-time the progress being made. The intuitive Review page provides a centralized repository for exploring all comments, annotations, and reviews, thus keeping the manager apprised of the current status of each approval process.
Approval Manager provides automated event-based email notifications and reminders to speed the approval process and keep everyone informed. Notifications are sent when a variety of events occur, including when proof files are moved into a new stage, reviews are canceled, a reviewer has posted a review or comment, and more. Reminders are sent daily and reflect the current state of a Reviewer's review list. This includes explicit indicators for past due proof files.
