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To speak of design management, it is first necessary to agree how management and design are to be defined, and what they may comprise. Design could have a narrow meaning, that of contriving a scheme. Here, it is to have a broader interpretation, that is, the total of the activities of the designers for a project in construction.

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Stevens, T. (1979). Design Management. In: Burgess, R.A. (eds) Management in the Construction Industry. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03720-9_4

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