A project manager recently finished a project and started managing a new project with a...

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Update on: Aug 13, 2025
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A project manager recently finished a project and started managing a new project with a different supervisor. As part of the early project activities, the supervisor from the

original project is assigned to the team as a nonsupervisory resource and immediately begins challenging all decisions made by the current supervisor.

What should the project manager do to resolve this conflict?

Give the project team time to work through the issues with the new supervisor.

Ensure the new supervisor takes the lead when being challenged.

Immediately remove the resource from the project team.

Communicate with the resource on the roles and responsibilities of this project.