I'm using something similar in a longitudinal study right now. Formally adopted NVivo for team work but finding paper analysis, discussion and movement toward electronic before report writing helpful.

Hi... Heather asked me to drop a line, not sure what to say...basically I'm looking at 'Thick' narrative analysis - I would define it as a blend of narratology, CDI, grounded theory - with an emphasis on sense making and social constructionism...not too complex eh?

I've identified a core element of interpersonal relationship between entrepreneurs and their families and friends that I want to analyse...I negotiated 3 case studies with different entrepreneurs. In each case I've interview multiple individuals surrounding the entrepreneur at set intervals... I’m then filtering this material for critical moments / events and areas of consonance and dissonance.

From here I am going to create a multi-point narrative focused on the case study and a graphical representation of the data – possibly as a form of helix...well that’s a bit rambling so any questions?