Reassign tasks along the organisational hierarchy
Task delegation is when a person who was originally assigned a task passes it on to another person based on their position in the organisational hierarchy.
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Foundational free Patterns
Establish a case-based mindset
Remove batch-processing and periodic activities from your business process
Form cross-department teams for end-to-end case handling.
Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel
Avoid shared responsibilities for tasks by people from different functional units
Consider the division of a general activity into two or more alternative activities
Execute tasks when the grid is powered by renewable energy
Offer a green alternative with the same outcome, utilizing different steps, resources, or partners, while retaining the previous existing process
Automate for environmental impact
Implement automation in a sustainable way
Allocate task based on past feedback or quality metrics
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources