👔 Board Approval Feature (MVP)

What It Does

GetCimple provides digital approval workflows for board directors to review and approve cybersecurity policies, risk acceptances, and compliance decisions.

Key Features

1. Policy Approvals

2. Management uploads policy for review

3. Directors get email/WhatsApp notification
4. One-click approve/reject with comments

5. Automatic version tracking

6. Risk Acceptances

7. Risk owner proposes acceptance

8. Board reviews risk details and mitigation
9. Formal approval tracked for compliance

10. Time-limited acceptances with renewal reminders

11. Delegation Support

12. Directors can delegate specific approvals
13. Clear delegation records maintained
14. Supports multi-board directors

How It Works

1. Submit for Approval

2. Management creates approval request

3. Adds context and recommendations

4. Sets approval deadline

5. Director Review

6. Mobile-friendly review interface

7. Clear summary of what needs approval

8. Historical context available

9. Decision Tracking

10. All decisions logged with timestamp
11. Comments and conditions captured
12. Audit trail for Section 180 compliance

Business Value

• For Directors: Make informed decisions quickly from anywhere
• For Management: Get timely approvals without chasing
• For Compliance: Clear audit trail of governance decisions

MVP Scope

• Email notifications (WhatsApp for urgent)
• Simple approve/reject workflow
• Basic delegation rules
• PDF export of approval history

Future Enhancements

• Conditional approval workflows
• Multi-stage approvals for critical items
• Integration with board meeting agendas
• Automated compliance checks

For MVP, we keep it simple: get approvals, track decisions, maintain compliance.