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
Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type
Determine whether activities are related to the same type of case and, if necessary, distinguish new business processes
Elevate physical constraints by applying new technology
Minimize numerical involvement
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel
Consider the division of a general activity into two or more alternative activities
Offer a green alternative with the same outcome, utilizing different steps, resources, or partners, while retaining the previous existing process
Let customers interact with your organization whenever they want to.
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