101 Project Management Problems and How to Solve Them

23. How can I reconcile competing regional/cross-functional agendas?

Depends on:

Sponsorship authority

Alignment of priorities

Establishing One Version of the Truth

At the first signs of disagreement over matters that could significantly affect your project, begin to draft a single document that you can use to summarize any controversies. Start the document by listing everything generally related to the conflict (or potential conflict) where there is general agreement.

Next, identify aspects where you are aware of, or suspect that there may be, ...