shared service

noun — 2 senses

shared service

noun

Etymology Attributed to Greg Hackett of The Hackett Group.

1

Business An internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.

2

Business A virtual or physical team whose process expertise is shared across multiple business units or functions (rather than duplicating staff in each business unit) to execute business processes, in a consistent manner, for optimal resource efficiency, cost and service performance.

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