Cost Center
A business unit or department that is budgeted to spend money but does not directly generate revenue. IT departments are traditionally viewed as cost centers.
Impact
Being labeled a "cost center" puts a department under constant pressure to cut costs, often at the expense of innovation and quality.
Weinto take
We fight to rebrand Engineering from a Cost Center to a Value Engine. When you tie engineering output directly to business metrics (customer retention, conversion rate), you shift the conversation from "How can we spend less?" to "How can we invest more to grow faster?"