You're leading a hybrid project where the marketing team operates in an agile manner while the legal compliance team follows a predictive approach due to regulatory requirements. A cross-functional user story requires both teams' input, but they're clashing over timeline expectations. The marketing team wants to complete the work in the current sprint (2 weeks), while legal says their review process requires 4 weeks minimum. The product owner is frustrated because this feature is blocking other high-priority work. What is the best way to resolve this conflict?

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The correct answer is A. Option A is correct because it addresses the root cause by finding a way to integrate both approaches without compromising either team's legitimate needs (ECO People Task 2.3). By identifying what can be done incrementally versus what requires the full predictive process, you create a hybrid solution that respects regulatory constraints while maintaining agility where possible. This also clarifies the definition of done to prevent future surprises. Option B is the main distractor because it creates bottlenecks and doesn't resolve the underlying process mismatch—the same problem will recur. While it keeps marketing moving, it doesn't address the cross-functional dependency that's blocking business value. Options C and D are temporary fixes that don't create a sustainable working model for future collaboration between these teams.

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