The intraface affects coordination, learning, and trust within the alliance. It is important
for coordination among partners, since boundary spanners are often merely information
conduits and relays who need other organizational members to plan, evaluate, and perform
crucial activities for the alliance. Boundary spanners’ ties to internal specialists can be
instrumental for assessments of feasibility (Do we really have the capabilities or capacity for
the alliance?) and usefulness (What do we stand to gain from the alliance?) of planned joint
projects, and for estimates of resource requirements and time schedules