Definition
Involving or requiring cooperation between different departments, disciplines, or areas of expertise within an organization. Cross-functional teams bring together people with diverse skills and perspectives to work on shared objectives.
Etymology
Combines 'cross' (from Old English 'cros' meaning intersection) with 'functional' (from Latin 'fungi' meaning to perform). This organizational concept emerged in the 1980s as companies moved away from rigid departmental silos toward more collaborative, integrated approaches to problem-solving.
Kelly Says
Cross-functional work is like creating a superhero team where each member has different powers - the magic happens when marketing's creativity meets engineering's precision meets finance's reality check! It breaks down the 'that's not my job' mentality that kills innovation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
多功能
da-fun-shio-nal
ARالعربية
متعدد الوظائف
mutada-al-wu-zaa-if
BNবাংলা
বহু কার্যকর
bohu-ka-r-yok-ar
CACatalà
multifuncional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
CSČeština
multifunkční
mul-ti-fun-k-shio-n-cy
DADansk
tværfungtional
tvaer-fun-k-shio-nal
DEDeutsch
funktionsübergreifend
fun-k-shons-oo-ber-greifen-dend
ELΕλληνικά
μετασχηματισμός
me-ta-s-khe-ma-tis-mos
ESEspañol
multifuncional
mul-ti-fon-shio-nal
FAفارسی
چندکاره
chand-kar-eh
FISuomi
monitoiminen
mon-toi-mi-nen
FRFrançais
multifonctionnel
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nel
GUGU
મલ્ટિફંક્શનલ
mul-ti-funk-shio-nal
HAHA
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
HEעברית
רב-תכליתי
rav-ta-khili-ti
HIहिन्दी
बहुक्रियात्मक
bahu-kriya-at-mak
HUMagyar
multifunkcionális
mul-ti-fun-k-shio-na-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
multifungsi
mul-ti-fungsi
IGIG
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
ITItaliano
multifunzionale
mul-ti-fon-shio-nale
KKKK
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
KMKM
cross-functional
krohs-fonk-shio-nal
MRMR
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
multifungsi
mul-ti-fungsi
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lin-eh
NLNederlands
multifunctioneel
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nel
NONorsk
tverrfungsional
tverr-fun-k-shio-nal
PAPA
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
PLPolski
wielofunkcyjny
v-ye-lo-fun-k-shio-n-cy
PTPortuguês
multifuncional
mul-ti-fon-shio-nal
RORomână
multifuncțional
mul-ti-fun-k-shio-nal
RUРусский
межфункциональный
mezh-funkt-sional-nyy
SVSvenska
tvärfunktionell
tvär-fun-k-shio-nell
SWKiswahili
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
TAதமிழ்
பல்திறன்
pa-l-thir-n
TEతెలుగు
వివిధ పని
vi-vi-dha-pa-ni
THไทย
ทำงานร่วมกัน
d-tam-ra-m-ra-om-gan
TLTL
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
TRTürkçe
çok fonksiyonlu
cok fonk-shio-n-lu
UKУкраїнська
міжфункціональний
mizh-funkt-sional-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đa chức năng
da-chu-chuc-nang
YOYO
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal
ZUZU
multifunctional
mul-ti-fonk-shio-nal