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
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Foundational free Patterns
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources
Elevate physical constraints by applying new technology
Establish standardized interfaces
Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners
Minimize numerical involvement
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Move activities to more appropriate places
Let customers interact with your organization whenever they want to.
Explore whether a process can easily be used for additional products or services
Reassign tasks along the organisational hierarchy
Allocate task based on past feedback or quality metrics
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