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view that as a methodology, it did not suit him. In desperation he commenced reading Clarke (2005). By the end of Chapter 2 the researcher was intrigued, but when the researcher finished reading Chapter 3, ‘Doing Situational Maps and Analysis’ it became abundantly clear that this was a data analysis technique which eminently suited him. The researcher then commenced an informal but thorough literature search concerning situational analysis. There have been very few published studies. After discussions with his supervisors, the researcher then commenced his situational analysis of the data in accordance with Clarke’s (2005) writings. The next chapter outlines and describes this process.