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
Consider automating activities
Eliminate unnecessary activities
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources
Start implementing actions that can offset or counterbalance the environmental effects generated by business processes that cannot be changed.
Offer a green alternative with the same outcome, utilizing different steps, resources, or partners, while retaining the previous existing process
Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency
Workload-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on individuals' incomplete workload
Performance-based task assignment
Allocate tasks based on past performance: execution time and success
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources