Delegate tasks according to resource cost
Assign tasks based on the cost of a resource, defined as the person’s per-hour cost when executing a task
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
Let workers perform as many steps as possible for single cases
Minimize numerical involvement
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel
Move activities to more appropriate places
Let products appear greener
Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines
Offer customers the possibility to choose among privacy settings
First-contact problem resolution
Establish a one-contact resolution for customer issues
Delegate tasks according to resource cost
Allocate task based on past feedback or quality metrics
Experience-based task assignment
Delegate task according to experience: execution frequency, case involvement, interactions
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency
Performance-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on past performance: execution time and success