Secondary Process

Definition: a Secondary Process is a non-operational process that is not part of the core business of a firm but supports the primary processes.
Also called: secondary business process, support process or supporting business process.
Typical supporting processes are: finance, human resources and facility management.
SPes are one of 3 main types of business processes, along with primary processes and management processes.

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