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Figure 11 Illustration of the different boundary types
Each of the boundary types described in Table 12 and in Figure 11 illustrates
one aspect of the overall boundary between a change program and its
parent organization, and each type contributes to the strength of the overall
boundary. Next, the program-parent organization boundary in each of the
three cases is characterized and discussed. After that the cases are
compared and a summary of the perceived boundary strength in each case
is provided.
4.2.2 Program-parent organization boundary in the three cases
In this section, the program-parent organization boundary in Center, in
Bureau and in Chain is described in terms of the six identified boundary
types. For a more detailed description of how the boundaries were
manifested in the cases, case-specific tables are included in Appendix 3,
presenting indicators of the boundary types in each case as well as
illustrative quotes from the interviews.
In Center, the boundary between the case program and the parent
organization was quite visible. Firstly, there were clear indications of a task
boundary. While the program management approach was considered as a
new way of conducting development activities in all the three cases,
program management as an approach was considered especially novel in
Center, where systematically led internal development projects had also
been rare. Many program participants in Center expressed their confusion
about the nature of change programs, and some found it hard to distinguish
the program as a concept from single projects and from small-scale
development activities. Although nobody in Center seemed to question the
importance of the program’s topic area and goals, the role of the change
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