ABSTRACT

This chapter addresses the complexity in the design of project teams and organisations that undertake integrated project delivery (IPD). We take activity theory as the basic starting point for this study and develop activity-system models that move away from the simplistic view of design of project organisations into a more complex and mature view of the interactions between the various parts of the system. We commence by describing the basics of activity theory and define key concepts, such as Community, tools, rules, subjects and division of labour and, by way of an example case study, illustrate how these can be modelled in a complex and meaningful manner that allows for the use of the model in the design of project organisations.