For the standards developed by Energistics to be effective and adopted, they must meet the needs of a majority of organizations (operators, service companies, software vendors, regulatory, and educational groups) in the industry.
As such, in all its activities, Energistics strives to:
- Build work teams that are representative of all key roles in the industry.
- Engage in processes that allow industry members to review and comment on work products.
- Recognize, document, and incorporate feedback.
- Build consensus views.
A crucial part of this effort is recognizing and documenting the scope of non-competitive areas (such as data exchange standards) where industry members can collaborate for the benefit of the entire industry.