Who generally has the authority over the situation described in the question?
What resolution of this problem would best serve the customer's interested?
Causes
Nature of projects trying to address needs
and requirements of many stakeholders
Limited PM power
Necessity of obtaining resources from FM
Prevention
Informing where the project is headed
Informing project constraints and objectives
Informing content of Project Charter
Informing all key decisions
Informing all changes
Assigning work without ambiguity
or overlapping responsabilities
Making work assignments
interesting and challenging
Sources
Schedules
Project Priorities
Resources
Technical
Opinions
Administrative
Procedures
Cost
Personality
Techniques
Collaborating
(Problem Solving)
Open discussion of differences and try
to incorporate multiple points of views
in order to lead to consensus
Win-Win situation
Compromising
(Reconciling)
Find solution that bring some degree
of satisfaction to both parties
Lose-lose situation
Witdrawal
(Avoidance)
Procrastination of decision
Dealing with problems is a PMI-ism
Smoothing
(Accommodating)
Emphasizes agreement
rather than differences
Temporary solution to give people space
and really figure out what's going on