Cross-Functional Team
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
A team made up of people from different functions such as engineering, design, product, operations, and support working toward a shared outcome. Cross-functional teams are praised in product culture because they reduce handoff delay and local optimization.
In plain English: A team that includes people from different specialties working together.
Example: "The launch went smoother once the cross-functional team stopped treating support and legal as downstream reviewers and included them in planning from the start."