In multiple case designs the cross-case analysis can only take place when all individual cases have been completed. The final phase of member checking with each case needs to be completed, then the findings from each case can be used as the raw data for the cross-case analysis. That said the themes for this analysis would emerge as each case is being analysed, the nature of the process makes it impossible to separate the points at which themes grow and develop. This approach to case study research aims to present rich, descriptive narratives at a micro level, to provide detailed descriptions, which will allow the reader to make sufficient contextual judgements to transfer the holistic case studies to alternative settings. It will also draw out the concepts and tenets of a theory using cross-case themes as they emerge from the analysis