Dealing with conflicts is common in any project, some of the major sources for conflict include 1. High stress environment 2. Uncertainties and Ambiguous roles 3. Organizational and Admin procedures 4. Project priorities 5. Cost and schedule 6. Personality conflicts. It helps to understand the link of conflict source to the phase of the project lifecycle. Project priorities, administrative procedures, and schedules are more common in the early phases of the project lifecycle, while technical issues and personality conflicts are more toward the end of the lifecycle.

Main conflict management techniques include 1. Problem Solving or Confrontation. Directly facing a problem to get the parties working together. 2.Compromising. Bargaining and searching for solutions to bring some degree of satisfaction. 3. Withdrawal. Retreating from actual or potential disagreements and conflict situations. 4,Forcing. Exerting one's viewpoint at the potential expense of others. Select any four sources of conflict and provide your assessment of how best to manage these conflicts.