Roles and responsibilities in the digital design team

Traditional building projects comprise well-defined, sequenced phases, identifying information required by limited numbers of separate consultants at each stage. By using digital tools, a single team can manage integrated processes. The number of specialist consultants on sophisticated projects is increasing, and the timing of their contributions needs to be increasingly precise to ensure that inputs are produced at appropriate stages. Moreover, digital technologies bring new responsibilities and tasks concerning management. There are matters that may impact design quality as the new roles might change the balance of teams and increase emphasis on data management. There needs to be an appraisal of these new roles to determine if they are intended to replace traditional management or whether they are being created to cooperate and co-exist with established ones. This chapter analyses the roles and responsibilities that may evolve in the management of an inclusive and socially responsible design team.