Re: Just one more anecdote

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:37:53 GMT, "David Cressey"
<david.cressey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"Marshall Spight" <marshall.spight@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1122528667.784565.288410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>> Ultimately, we cannot begin to assign weights to the various
>> potential causes for this project's failure. Such projects
>> are simply too complex, and we're not in a good position to
>> instrument the process after-the-fact. So we are all just

Or during, it would appear. If we did, such failures would not
be so common.

>> speculating based on our particular experiences. What
>> is interesting is that our experiences often lead us to
>> different conclusions, which suggests to me that many of
>> the conclusions we reach have a context-sensitivity that
>> we are not aware of.

>Two points, Marshall. This is far from weak. I think you've got to the
>core of the matter.
>
>PS: I can't take credit for "is the axe sharp enough". I was plagiarizing
>another contributor. I forget who.

I have mentioned axegrinding a number of times in the past. It
may well have been (?probably was) me. I do not own the expression
though. Your timing and usage were good.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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