Rever User types

In Rever, each role carries specific responsibilities and permissions that shape the user experience and determine what users can view and do. Correct role assignment streamlines the capture, evaluation, and implementation of improvement ideas and ensures clear workflow accountability.

Roles and Responsibilities

Regular User

• Description: Default access level for all platform users.
• Responsibilities: Create Revs (Improvement Ideas, Quick Actions, Problem Solving), participate in Challenges, be assigned to Routines and Findings, comment and collaborate.
• Typical permissions: Create and edit their own Revs, view site content, and participate in assigned activities.

Coach

• Description: Guides authors through the process of taking a Rev from capture to implementation.
• Responsibilities: Review and refine Rev content with the author, monitor implementation progress, and mentor users.
• Typical profile: Managers, supervisors, or continuous-improvement leaders.
• Typical permissions: Edit assigned Revs, add comments and tasks, update Rev status (as allowed by workflow).

Impact Validator

• Description: Reviews and validates the financial or operational impacts reported in Revs.
• Responsibilities: Verify figures and assumptions in the Rev’s “Review” section and approve validated impacts.
• Typical profile: Finance, accounting, or control functions.
• Typical permissions: Access to impact evaluation fields and the ability to approve or request adjustments.

Routine Administrator

• Description: Manages Routines and Checklists used at the Site level.
• Responsibilities: Create, edit, and schedule Routines; define “Routine Assignees” and oversee execution.
• Typical permissions: Create/edit routines and checklists, assign responsible users, view execution reports.

Site Administrator

• Description: Manages the platform at the Site (plant/location) level.
• Responsibilities: Add and manage Site users, analyze and export reports, configure Site-level settings.
• Typical permissions: Invite/manage users (assign roles, deactivate accounts), access Site reports and data.

Organization Administrator

• Description: Global administrator with access to organization-wide settings.
• Responsibilities: Configure tags, sites, branding, categories, issue types, currency, and other organizational policies.
• Typical permissions: Make changes at the organizational level, manage sites and global configurations.

Actions and Permissions Summary

• Create Revs: Regular Users and higher roles.
• Edit and validate implementation: Coaches and Site Administrators (per configured workflow).
• Validate financial impacts: Impact Validators.
• Create/edit Routines: Routine Administrators.
• Manage Site users and reports: Site Administrators.
• Configure organization-wide settings: Organization Administrators.

Best Practices for Role Assignment

• Apply the principle of least privilege: assign only the permissions required.
• Select Coaches with practical experience in the Rev’s area.
• Designate Impact Validators from Finance for accurate impact validation.
• Ensure at least one active Site Administrator is available for operational support.

Changing Roles and Support

• Site Administrators can change user roles from the user management panel.
• If you need assistance or do not know your Site Administrator, contact Rever Support at [insert support contact].

Conclusion

Correct role assignment in Rever improves traceability, collaboration, and successful implementation of ideas. If you’d like, I can add screenshots or a step‑by‑step guide for changing roles.

Updated on: 11/03/2026