I have two business stakeholders who have conflicting requirements. How do I figure out what's best for the organization?

In a perfect world, all the people engaged in a project would line up in neat rows, aligned with the objectives in precisely the same way. In the real world, that doesn't happen—there's a constant give-and-take over money, resources, ideas, opportunities, and how things are done. It's common that the business stakeholders don't see eye-to-eye. They're unique individuals with their own experiences, perspectives, and expectations about the work. If they're from different functional areas, they may have widely divergent needs, some of which may be in direct conflict. So how do you go about resolving these differences before they boil over?…

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