Let people do what they love to do
Assign a task to a person based on the person’s preference. Preference is defined as a set of activities that the person has an inclination towards and hence may have been executed more often along with higher execution efficiency by a person
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
Establish a case-based mindset
Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources
Establish standardized interfaces
Consider a standardized interface with customers and partners
Order knock-outs by least effort and highest termination probability first.
Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy
Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives
Let products appear greener
Assign tasks based on resources' roles in the organisation
Performance-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on past performance: execution time and success
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency