A project sponsor and Chief Information Officer (CIO) disagree about how to release the final deliverables to the market. The

sponsor wants to do a massive product release, while the CIO wants to be extremely cautious and add more time for testing and defect resolution. The project manager works with both parties and determines the best solution is to roll the product out in a pi

lot release to see how it tests, and then use customer feedback to determine next steps.

Which of the following conflict resolution techniques is the project manager using?

A. Forcing

B. Negotiating

C. Compromising

D. Avoiding

References: Kim

Heldman, CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2017, p. 200