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
Combine small activities into composite activities
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources
Consider whether activities may be executed in parallel
Avoid shared responsibilities for tasks by people from different functional units
Collect similar work items and work in batches
Start implementing actions that can offset or counterbalance the environmental effects generated by business processes that cannot be changed.
Replace underlying resources with eco-friendly alternatives
Consider whether it is eco-friendly to let humans work over machines
Expertise-based task assignment
Match tasks to experts' specialized skills for efficiency
If capacity is insufficient, consider increasing the available number of resources