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
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
Combine small activities into composite activities
Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type
Establish a case-based mindset
Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process
Elevate physical constraints by applying new technology
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Let products appear greener
Offer customers the possibility to choose among privacy settings
Workload-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload
Reassign tasks along the organisational hierarchy
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