In certain scenarios in bigger organizations it is not unusual to have an approval flow that will involve more than one team.
The review for a request can be done in
* parallel - request denied by any of the teams would stop the workflow
* sequentially - request review progress to the next step only after the previous team has approved
Even a basic implementation on top of the existing could provide a lot of value and further anchor the use of the portal as a coordination tool for processes and teams.