**good points. it would seem that doing pipeline metrics requires that the whole pipe has been realized, as the delivery end is still dry it seems untenable to establish leakage rates, throughput, and kinetics to the pipe. this doesn't prohibit an exercise in farming (particularly carrots), but seems like something they hope to avoid if they can.
That Aug5 is 2 days before a CC that they (as you pointed out) could kick down the road for another week, one hopes they have a plan - and the tools to implement that plan in this comparatively narrow time slot.
** if they pull it off, that is if they effect and adequate stir Aug5 to salve the Q2 two days later, then is will be a significant second managerial triumph (the placement being the first, I think even the PP detractors have likely thrown in the towel on their condemnation at this point).
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