Establish research framework

●  Conduct literature review of previous relevant studies

●  Design research questions

●  Design research method including approach to data gathering and analysis

Research Phase 1: Scan of current alliance performance in Australia

●  Survey recent alliance teams via self-evaluation

●  Validate survey data through interview and document review

●  Analyse survey data to identify themes for more detailed analysis in Phase 2

●  Select suitable participants for Phase 2

Research Phase 2: Detailed case study analysis

●  Design case study research questions

●  Conduct case study data gathering and analysis through interviews, document review and desk-based research

●  Analyse case study data

Documentresearch outcomes

●  Document findings and conclusions

●  Validate findings and conclusions

●  Enhance findings and conclusions through discussion

●  Document recommendations