Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency
Assign tasks based on the unique skills of the person(s) involved. Expertise is defined as the specialised skills possessed by a resource
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Foundational free Patterns
Determine whether activities are related to the same type of case and, if necessary, distinguish new business processes
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources
Consider the division of a general activity into two or more alternative activities
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Let products appear greener
First-contact problem resolution
Establish a one-contact resolution for customer issues
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency
Assign tasks based on resources' roles in the organisation
Constraint-based task assignment
Allocate tasks considering business process execution constraints
Assign tasks based on resources' roles in the organisation
Preference-based task assignment
Let people do what they love to do
Delegate tasks according to resource cost