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
Consider automating activities
Combine small activities into composite activities
Establish a case-based mindset
Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process
Elevate physical constraints by applying new technology
Let customers interact with the company wherever they want to
Explore whether a process can easily be used for additional products or services
Preference-based task assignment
Let people do what they love to do
Experience-based task assignment
Delegate task according to experience: execution frequency, case involvement, interactions
Allocate task based on past feedback or quality metrics
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency