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
Buffer external information and subscribe to updates
Let workers perform as many steps as possible for single cases
Establish standardized interfaces
Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners
Offer a green alternative with the same outcome, utilizing different steps, resources, or partners, while retaining the previous existing process
Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives
First-contact problem resolution
Establish a one-contact resolution for customer issues
Workload-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload
Reassign tasks along the organisational hierarchy
Performance-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on past performance: execution time and success
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