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functional department

[ˈfʌŋkʃənəl dɪˈpɑːrtmənt]
nounpl: functional departments
departamento funcional
1. An organizational unit responsible for a specific business function or area of expertise, such as finance, human resources, or marketing
The functional department of IT manages all technology infrastructure and support.
O departamento funcional de TI gerencia toda a infraestrutura e suporte de tecnologia.
2. A division within a company organized by function rather than by product or geographic location
Our company restructured from product-based teams to functional departments for better specialization.
Nossa empresa reestruturou de equipes baseadas em produtos para departamentos funcionais para melhor especialização.
Synonyms
functional unitdepartmental unitbusiness functionspecialized department
Antonyms
cross-functional teammatrix organizationdivisional department

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
departamento funcional
standard usage in Brazilian corporate environments
São Paulo
departamento funcional
commonly used in business and corporate contexts
Portugal
departamento funcional
standard European Portuguese usage in organizational contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

functional organization
functional hierarchy
functional silos
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