crossfunctional
Spanning multiple departments
Crossfunctional describes a team or project that draws members from different departments or areas of expertise: a crossfunctional task force combining engineering, marketing, and legal.
The term is corporate jargon for breaking down organizational silos—getting specialists to collaborate rather than work in isolation.
Also spelled cross-functional.
Capable in varied contexts
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- multiskilledCapable in various domains
- T-shapedResembling a perpendicular intersection
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
adaptable · jack-of-all-trades · polymath · transferable · well-rounded · flexible · full-stack · interdisciplinary
Organized cooperative groups
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- silosFarm storage towers
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
agile · scrum · stakeholders · alignment · coordination · integration · multidisciplinary · workflow
Self-directed action capacity
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- transformationThorough change in form
innovation · leadership · stakeholder · deliverables · roadmap · KPIs · objectives · best practices
versatile
Capable in varied contexts
- generalistOne with broad expertise
- multiskilledCapable in various domains
- T-shapedResembling a perpendicular intersection
hybrid · adaptable · jack-of-all-trades · polymath · transferable · well-rounded · flexible · full-stack · interdisciplinary · blended
teams
Organized cooperative groups
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- silosFarm storage towers
matrix · agile · scrum · stakeholders · alignment · coordination · integration · multidisciplinary · workflow · communication
initiative
Self-directed action capacity
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
transformation · innovation · leadership · stakeholder · deliverables · roadmap · KPIs · objectives · best practices · bandwidth
crossfunctionalsiloed
Kept apart, uncommunicating
departmental · compartmentalized · stovepiped · isolated · functional
crossfunctionalspecialized
Adapted for particular function
narrow · homogeneous · domain-specific · discipline-specific · niche
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