The dual nature of design management

Ergo Pikas; Lauri Koskela; Niels Tredal; Vegard Knotten; Trond Bølviken

doi:10.24928/2018/0537

The dual nature of design management

Ergo Pikas^*, Lauri Koskela, Niels Tredal, Vegard Knotten, Trond Bølviken

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Department of Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Design management profession has probably got the least attention in the construction industry. One reason could be the lack of explicit conceptualizations about its nature, subject matter and principles. In this article, a conceptual design management framework is proposed on the premise that design management is the management of a structured system of object and subject-oriented, technical and social design activities. Additionally, an example of a mediating visual model is proposed to facilitate the discussions about design activities and design management in academia and practice. The two major premises of this research are 1) as design management is the management of design activity, it is dependent on the way design is conceptualized; and 2) design is a human activity, but not a thing (e.g., representation) or an event (e.g., decision-making).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IGLC 2018 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Subtitle of host publication	Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers
Editors	Vicente A. Gonzalez
Publisher	International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
Pages	647-657
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9789380689296
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0537
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - Chennai, India Duration: 16 Jul 2018 → 22 Jul 2018 Conference number: 26

Publication series

Name	Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Publisher	International Group for Lean Construction
ISSN (Print)	2309-0979

Conference

Conference	Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction
Abbreviated title	IGLC
Country/Territory	India
City	Chennai
Period	16/07/2018 → 22/07/2018

Keywords

Activity theory
Design activity
Design management
Design system
Shared mental models

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Pikas, E., Koskela, L., Tredal, N., Knotten, V., & Bølviken, T. (2018). The dual nature of design management. In V. A. Gonzalez (Ed.), IGLC 2018 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers (Vol. 1, pp. 647-657). (Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction). International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0537

Pikas, Ergo ; Koskela, Lauri ; Tredal, Niels et al. / The dual nature of design management. IGLC 2018 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers. editor / Vicente A. Gonzalez. Vol. 1 International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), 2018. pp. 647-657 (Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).

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Pikas, E, Koskela, L, Tredal, N, Knotten, V & Bølviken, T 2018, The dual nature of design management. in VA Gonzalez (ed.), IGLC 2018 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers. vol. 1, Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), pp. 647-657, Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India, 16/07/2018. https://doi.org/10.24928/2018/0537

The dual nature of design management. / Pikas, Ergo; Koskela, Lauri; Tredal, Niels et al.
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Pikas E, Koskela L, Tredal N, Knotten V, Bølviken T. The dual nature of design management. In Gonzalez VA, editor, IGLC 2018 - Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction: Evolving Lean Construction Towards Mature Production Management Across Cultures and Frontiers. Vol. 1. International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC). 2018. p. 647-657. (Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction). doi: 10.24928/2018/0537

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