A project is behind schedule because department managers reassigned project team members to work on other assignments. After negotiations with the managers, the project manager agreed to a temporary solution where a core group of project resources is dedicated to performing the project work until more resources are approved.

A. Describe the conflict resolution technique that the project manager MOST LIKELY employed in this situation. (5 marks)

B. Briefly outline another conflict resolution technique that may also have been employed to resolve this situation. (5 marks)

C. Describe a project organisational model that could have prevented this conflict. (10 marks)