[DrewRWx]

This is a very good point. At my workplace we haven't had a 2->3 level project event, but our discussions _are_ always shaped and influenced by not only how previous agreements have worked in practice, but also how previous discussions (and arguments) leading up to those agreements played out.

It is to the point that a sizable amount of my value is derived from being having been around long enough with my ear to the ground to be able to recount the logic behind arguments from each side and giving recommendations on how to broach remaining tensions.