Well i can only speak from external point of view one of the most important things is looking after it  during the project and after ,its not like s+c  you have to protect it from the sun wind  cold and rain for 72 hours after you have put it on the wall , the method is a  bit different than we are use to , like you dont rule off the top coat, if its three coat work you can rule the 2nd coat  and the top coat in finished with just a float ( cross grain woodern type ) poly floats are ok but its best to go with wood  as it leaves the surface "open" which helps the curing of the lime ,also the scratching of the base coats is different to s+c instead of horizontal wavy lines  you do it in daimond shapes using almost vertical lines ( if you know what i mean ).
Mixing the lime takes ages about 20 mins per gauge , i mix it on site but you can buy it  pre mixed(dry) but theres no real quick way to do it its a slow process and thats it , the mix is 2-1 sand to lime, its the strengths of  lime you change 5.0 ,3.5 and 2.0 being the weakest  and you use a sharp washed sand for 1st coats a mix of soft and sharp for the second and a soft wash or silver sand for top coats , the sand has to be spotlessly clean all the time and well covered when not in use .
As for using the sfuff  its heavy and dead and when its got the hair in it smells  a bit , once its out the mixer it starts to stiffen straight away but you can knock it back , the first two coats are physically harder to use than s+c but the top coat easyier , let me know if thats what you wanted to know ?
