Design Professionals Involved in Design Management: Roles and Interactions in Different Scenarios: A Systematic Review

摘要

Design management has gained relevance among practitioners and researchers worldwide, and many have been the attempts to conceptualize it formally over last years. However, the role of design professionals acting in design management, as well as their interactions with other team members are seldom explored. This article examines the characteristics of design professionals in design management at both Brazilian and international levels. A literature systematic review was carried out in order to map these scenarios, highlighting different professional profiles according to their working environment and the organizational structure. Through this study, the various roles of design professionals involved in design management were identified, their personal profiles were examined, as well as the main differences arising from two different scenarios.