# Resolve conflicting stakeholder priorities on my project

Lays out where stakeholders' demands on one project clash, what each choice costs, and a clear decision request for whoever can settle it.

- Topic: Projects & Operations
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Productivity, Leadership, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/resolve-conflicting-stakeholder-priorities-on-my-project

## Prompt

```text
Help me sort out conflicting priorities on my project.

**Project goal:** [ONE LINE]
**The conflicting priorities:** [WHAT CLASHES - e.g. "sales wants feature X by Q2, compliance wants the audit fix first, same developers"]
**Who wants what, and why:** [EACH STAKEHOLDER and their stated reason]
**Constraints:** [deadline, budget, people, dependencies]
**Who has authority to decide:** [NAME or ROLE, if known]

Steps:
1. Restate each conflict in one line: X vs Y, competing for which resource or time.
2. Check whether each one is a real conflict or a misunderstanding (different assumptions about dates, scope, or who is doing the work).
3. For real conflicts, lay out 2-4 options, including sequencing, splitting scope, adding capacity, and dropping something.
4. For each option, show the cost: what slips, who is unhappy, what risk goes up.
5. Tie the options back to the project goal and any stated company priorities.

Return:
1. Conflict list: Conflict | Parties | Resource contested | Real or misunderstanding.
2. Options table: Option | What we gain | What we give up | Who is affected | Risk.
3. My recommended option and the reasoning, clearly labeled as a recommendation.
4. A short decision request to the person with authority: the conflict, options, recommendation, and the date I need an answer.

The decision belongs to the accountable person, not to me or the AI. Keep the write-up neutral so each party feels fairly represented.
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## What to fill in

- ONE LINE
- EACH STAKEHOLDER and their stated reason
- deadline, budget, people, dependencies
- NAME or ROLE, if known

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