Case Studies/Multi-Stage Approval Workflow System
Dove365 Project

Multi-Stage Approval Workflow System
for Client Onboarding

A marketing agency needed a scalable approval workflow for complex client onboarding, with conditional approval routes, escalation, central tracking, and management reporting.

Sector Marketing agency
Engagement Dove365 project
Platform Microsoft Power Platform
Focus Approval automation
The Challenge

The problem behind the work

The agency had a mature client onboarding process, and was managed through a broken workflow process. Different scopes of work triggered different approval paths, making the process difficult to run consistently.

As client volume grew, approvals were missed, stages were skipped, and leadership had limited visibility of where each onboarding sat.

Conditional approval complexity Different scopes of work required different approval chains and seniority levels.
Email-driven sign-off Approval decisions were buried in email threads with weak auditability.
No live visibility Management could not see status, bottlenecks, or overdue approvals without manual chasing.
Poor scalability Every new onboarding added more manual coordination to the team.
The Solution

What was delivered

A reworked Power Platform approval system was delivered to manage client onboarding from initial submission through conditional multi-stage sign-off and activation.

Scope-driven routing

Approval stages are triggered dynamically based on engagement type, value, and scope conditions.

Multi-stage approval flows

Power Automate routes each approval with assignees, deadlines, notifications, and escalation.

Central approval tracker

An amended canvas app shows every onboarding, current stage, completed approvals, and required actions.

Automated escalation

Overdue approvals are escalated to managers without manual follow-up.

Auditable decisions

SharePoint records every decision, timestamp, approver, rejection, and comment.

Outcomes

What changed

Approvals automated

The correct approvers are notified at the right stage without manual routing.

Nothing falls through gaps

Overdue and blocked approvals are visible and escalated.

Live leadership view

Management can see every client’s position in the approval pipeline.

Scales with volume

The workflow can handle more concurrent onboardings without matching admin growth.

Clear audit trail

Every approval decision is recorded centrally.

Less process friction

Teams keep their existing approval logic while removing spreadsheet coordination.

Dove365 direct project. Organisation details anonymised.
Technology

Platform components

Power Apps (Canvas) SharePoint Power Automate Microsoft Teams Approvals Entra ID

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