Improving Document Review and Approval Cycles

Slow review cycles are rarely fixed by reminding people to ‘try harder’. They are fixed by clear ownership, realistic SLAs, and visible queues.

Map the true path of a document—including rework loops. Many delays hide in undefined second reviews and informal side channels.

Use analytics to expose bottlenecks by role, discipline, and document class. Intervene where volume and delay concentrate.

Automation helps with routing and escalation, but only after role definitions and quality expectations are explicit.