You are the project manager of a retail marketing project that has 12-month duration. Your status reports indicate a need for an individual with more knowledge of the retail operations of the company. The operation manager is resisting allowing the person to work on the project. Having the person on the team could potentially eliminate the danger of the project time line slipping and the project running over-budget.

You have a quarterly meeting with the project sponsor and the top executives on the status of the project. As the project manager, will you address the issue with the project sponsor?

If yes, how will you address it? Does the sponsor have the authority to resolve this issue? Provide the rationale for your response.