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shared service

shared service noun: an internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.

Noun

shared service (plural shared services)

  1. An internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.
  2. 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.

Forms of shared service

pluralshared services

Origin of shared service

Attributed to Greg Hackett of The Hackett Group.

Questions about shared service

What does shared service mean?
Shared service means an internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.
What part of speech is shared service?
Shared service is a noun.
What is the plural of shared service?
The plural of shared service is shared services.

Words near shared service in the dictionary

  1. shared neutral
  2. shared neutrals
  3. shared out
  4. shared pointer
  5. shared pointers
  6. shared service
  7. shared services
  8. shared sorrow is half sorrow
  9. shared space
  10. shared taxi
  11. shared taxis

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