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The advice process: When a colleague approves your purchase

Lucie Sáblíková

Feb 18, 2021

Illustration of colorful shopping bags on a yellow background, with a thumbs-up gesture on the right side, symbolizing approval or satisfaction with a purchase.
Illustration of colorful shopping bags on a yellow background, with a thumbs-up gesture on the right side, symbolizing approval or satisfaction with a purchase.
Illustration of colorful shopping bags on a yellow background, with a thumbs-up gesture on the right side, symbolizing approval or satisfaction with a purchase.

Who is in charge of approving purchases of equipment, licenses or participation in conferences within your company? At Applifting, it's all of us. We all have the power, and at the same time responsibility, to take decisions about the things that matter to us.

3-step purchase

To help Applifters old and new with these decisions, we have set up an  Advice Process. How does it work? In short, there are just three steps: "I identify a need", "I consult" and "I decide". At the consultation stage, we turn to those who will be affected by the purchase. 

At the same time, we ask Applifters who have expertise in the relevant field. We do not have to follow their advice strictly, we can go against it. But we should have very good reasons if we do so and we must choose what we consider to be the best course of action. The final decision and responsibility for it lie with each of us.


Graph showing increasing purchase amounts (in CZK) on the Y-axis and required consents on the X-axis, illustrated with progressively larger shopping bags and icons of thumbs-up and elder bearded faces to represent approval levels.


The price matters

Price plays an important role in the advice process. The higher it is, the more people we should consult first. If it is a matter of a few hundred crowns, an Applifter can take that decision alone. If it is a more expensive item, worth a few thousand crowns, we must consult with at least one colleague. Purchases worth tens of thousands must be discussed with more people, ideally including a member of our Council of Elders. And beyond that, it is essential to ask more colleagues for advice and to include the Council members.

In general, the more people that will be affected by your decision, the more people you should seek advice from.

This Advice Process mainly concerns the purchase of licenses, participation in conferences and the acquisition of equipment. In the future, however, we plan to expand it to other decision-making areas.

Do you like our purchase system and would you like to implement something similar in your company? Get in touch with us by phone, via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. We will be happy to discuss this with you and advise you on how to get started.

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Meet our pilots

PRAGUE

River Garden Office

Rohanské nábřeží 19

Praha 8 186 00


+420 605 540 481

info@applifting.io

LONDON

Level 39, One Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5AB


+44 07 49 82 34 957

info@applifting.io

Copyright © 2025 Applifting

Applifting s.r.o.
Rohanské nábřeží 670/19, Praha 8

IČO 02542072
DIČ CZ02542072

Městský soud v Praze,
Vložka C 220046

Meet our pilots

PRAGUE

River Garden Office

Rohanské nábřeží 19

Praha 8 186 00


+420 605 540 481

info@applifting.io

LONDON

Level 39, One Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5AB


+44 07 49 82 34 957

info@applifting.io

Copyright © 2025 Applifting

Applifting s.r.o.
Rohanské nábřeží 670/19, Praha 8

IČO 02542072
DIČ CZ02542072

Městský soud v Praze, Vložka C 220046

Meet our pilots

PRAGUE

River Garden Office

Rohanské nábřeží 19

Praha 8 186 00


+420 605 540 481

info@applifting.io

LONDON

Level 39, One Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5AB


+44 07 49 82 34 957

info@applifting.io

Copyright © 2025 Applifting

Applifting s.r.o.
Rohanské nábřeží 670/19, Praha 8

IČO 02542072
DIČ CZ02542072

Městský soud v Praze,
Vložka C 220046

Meet our pilots

PRAGUE

River Garden Office

Rohanské nábřeží 19

Praha 8 186 00


+420 605 540 481

info@applifting.io

LONDON

Level 39, One Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 5AB


+44 07 49 82 34 957

info@applifting.io

Copyright © 2025 Applifting

Applifting s.r.o.
Rohanské nábřeží 670/19, Praha 8

IČO 02542072
DIČ CZ02542072

Městský soud v Praze,
Vložka C 220046