Warden Intercom Phone or Warden Intercom Point Warden Intercom Points (WIPs) are used to communicate between floor wardens and the main Emergency Evacuation Panel. Work in Process/Progress Work in process (WIP), work in progress (WIP), goods in process, or in-process inventory are a company’s partially finished goods waiting for completion and eventual sale or the value of these items. These items are either just being fabricated or waiting for further processing in a queue or a buffer storage. The term is used in production and supply chain management.