ZenWork

Assigning work to the right people at the right time

📜 Problem Statement

Create a dynamic work allocation algorithm that optimizes the task assignment process within a software development team. The algorithm should consider various factors such as team members' skills, availability, and workload to ensure fair distribution of work and minimize bottlenecks.

🏆 Hackathon

Name: EDEN 3.0
Host: Marian College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Duration: 24-hour hackathon held from May 13-14, 2024

Achievement: Awarded the Second Position at the hackathon!

💡 About the Project

Our software automates the employee work management system in companies, applicable to both technical and non-technical environments. It has the capability to assign tasks to the right employees by considering their availability, required skills, and, most importantly, their workload. The app has two divisions: the employer side and the employee side. Tasks created by the employer will be assigned to one of the employees considering the aforementioned factors.

🔑 Key Features

• Framework: Built using Next.js
• Authentication & Database: Utilized Firebase for user authentication and as the database
• Algorithm: Implemented a special mathematical algorithm for understanding the workload of each employee
• Task Progress: Feature for monitoring the progress level of tasks

🔍 Workload Algorithm

Algorithm Description: We achieve proper work allocation by assigning tasks to the employees with the highest idle time and the least workload.

Algorithm:

1. For each pair, extract the idle time, workload, availability, and skill set of the employee.
2. Check if the employee is available (availability == True) and has the necessary skill set (skill_set >= required_skill_set).
3. Also, check if the current pair satisfies the workload and idle time constraints:
   • If the workload of the current pair is less than the best workload found so far (workload < best_workload), or
   • If the workload of the current pair is equal to the best workload found so far, but the idle time is greater (workload == best_workload and idle > best_idle).

🚀 Features to be Implemented

• Hierarchical Functioning Structure: For various employer levels
• Group Chat Feature: To facilitate better communication among team members