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The study proceeded as follows:• The literature gave us a theoreticalunderpinning for governance in general,as described above.• This enabled us to draw from the literature,to specify the characteristics ofa public project governance frameworkand set these characteristics intoa clear structure.• The study studied two specific countries:the United Kingdom and Norway.There are experts in these frameworkswho can reflect on them and characterizethem. The structure was rephrasedinto the form of a questionnaire whichwas sent to the interviewees and thenused as the basis for semistructuredinterviews.• The results of these interviews, beingalready structured, could then easilybe compared to give a structuredanalysis of their differences, as set outin a later section.• This analysis then gave the foundationsfor the case studies. The structurewas taken and set out in areas tostudy, and a brief summary of this wasgiven to the case-study projects priorto the first meetings. While the investigatorswere not limited to theseareas, this structure did give the foundationfor the areas to study.Governance FrameworkCharacteristicsThe governance framework definesstructures and principles to make thegovernance of public investmentprojects possible and effective. Table 1contains a systematic checklist offramework characteristics.The characteristics can be dividedinto four different categories: “theprocess of development” (why the frameworkhas come to be, and how it isCategory Theme Explanation Categories of Characteristics1. The process Background—why and Setting the stage to Political setting; administrative setting;of development how the framework understand the context social economics; traditional marketcame to be and explain the framework’s mode of operation; initiators; when theinitiation and developmentframework was officially introducedup until current editionExplicitly stated Identify the official policy, the Any explicit statement of purposepurpose statement the framework is (political), made by the decisionof the framework funded on makersCurrent status and Identify how the framework Political and administrative anchoring;how framework is implemented, improved, policy/strategy of implementation; policy/is maintained and and developed strategy of further development anddevelopedassessment; results of the implementedframework2. Embedded Governance Descriptions and characteristics Establishing a common worldview andgovernance principles of embedded governance stabilizing rules of conduct; differentiationprinciples principles between projects based on complexity,etc.; mechanisms to reduce complexity,distribute risk, and trigger governanceprocesses in response to environmentalturbulence3. The structure Current structure Describe and define the current Explicitly stated ends/goals for theof the framework of the framework framework structure framework; users; framework elements;framework structure; vertical andhorizontal integration; extent and controlof independent/outside engagement4. Detailed Framework elements Descriptions/characteristics of Elements specifically addressing thegovernance concerning cost framework elements concerning development of cost and time estimates;elements estimation and time cost estimation and time planning governance principles concerningplanning in early phases of the project cost estimation/control; systematicanalysis of the effect of these principlesEtc. – –Table 1: Characteristics of a governance framework.2008 ■ Project Management Journal ■ DOI: 10.1002/pmj S31