Allocate tasks considering business process execution constraints
Assign tasks to resources based on constraints associated with the execution of tasks within the business process
Goel, K., Fehrer, T., Röglinger, M., & Wynn, M. T. (2023). Not Here, But There: Human Resource Allocation Patterns. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 377–394).
Foundational free Patterns
Buffer external information and subscribe to updates
Establish a case-based mindset
Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process
Reduce the number of contacts with customers and third parties
Establish standardized interfaces
Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners
Minimize numerical involvement
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Avoid shared responsibilities for tasks by people from different functional units
Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines
First-contact problem resolution
Establish a one-contact resolution for customer issues
Explore whether a process can easily be used for additional products or services
Workload-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload