3.3.3 Work Shadowing
An observation method was used to learn how the work in the specific process was conducted
through work shadowing (Czarniawska, 2007). The work shadowing entailed observing the three
employees working on the operative level while being active in the process. This primarily
meant listening to phone conversations between the case workers and the customers making the
insurance claim, as this is the channel most commonly used by the customers. In addition to
observing, the participants were also asked to explain choices made. This was conducted in order
to achieve a full understanding of the process being studied and to investigate if any differences
occur between documentation of the process and the reality being examined (Czarniawska,
2013)