Communication is an active process whereby both the organization and engineer must play their part. Keys to effective organization communication are:
- staff meetings held as needed with action-oriented agendas and minutes,
- employee suggestion systems that reward ideas resulting in savings,
- open-door policies and procedures and anonymous opinion surveys.
Communications systems will function more effectively if they are organized around a shared vision and mission. The larger the organization, the more difficult it is to keep everyone informed, and yet the larger the organization the more essential communication becomes.