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
Assign a responsible individual for handling each case type
Establish standardized interfaces
Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Automate for environmental impact
Implement automation in a sustainable way
Offer customers the possibility to serve themselves
Experience-based task assignment
Delegate task according to experience: execution frequency, case involvement, interactions
Allocate task based on past feedback or quality metrics
Delegate tasks according to resource cost
Allocate task based on collaborative experience: handover time, interactions, diversity
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