When work moves between teams, most problems appear to be communication issues.
Instructions seem clear when they are sent, but the results that come back do not match expectations. Questions appear late in the process. Corrections become necessary after the work has already moved forward.
Both sides may believe they communicated properly, yet the system continues producing misalignment.
Often the issue is not how often teams communicate—but how clearly the signals move through the system.
Systems Layer
In systems terms, coordination depends on signal integrity.
Signals are the pieces of information that guide system behavior—requirements, instructions, priorities, constraints, and feedback.
The goal is not simply to pass tasks between teams.
The goal is to maintain signal integrity, so that every node in the system can process work using the same structural understanding of what the system requires.
