Modelling organisational complexity using the ORDIT framework

ORDIT (Organisational Requirements Definition for Information Technology) is a five year project (ESPRIT Project No 2301) which includes collaborators from both industry and academia. The ORDIT project has the objective of creating a practical design methodology and supporting tools which will enable those engaged in systems analysis and design to consider in detail the human requirements of complex socio-technical systems. The authors provide an overview of this methodology the design infrastructure and focus on describing the notation being developed and highlighting what it has to offer the IT designer