Shared services is the link of business operations that are used by many parts of the same association. Today, most companies employ a shared services model for finance, human resources management and information technology. The goal of a shared services delivery model is to allow each business division to focus its limited resources on activities that support the division’s business goals. Knowledge has often been the teamster for shared services within an organization because it can be expensive to purchase, maintain and train employees to use. Back in the 1920s, for example, an Underwood typewriter cost $100 and typists were highly trained employees. Instead of having each business division within the company hire its own typists, a centralized department for typists was seen as being more cost-efficient and the typing pool was born. Today, a entering pool would be named a shared service center. Basically put, HR Shared Services is a strategic wa...