A Master Architect is leading a major cloud migration project with stakeholders from finance, IT operations, legal, and marketing. The CFO is concerned about cost overruns, while the Head of IT Operations is focused on minimizing downtime. The legal team is scrutinizing data residency and compliance, and marketing is eager to launch new features. During a steering committee meeting, these competing priorities lead to a heated debate. What is the most effective initial action for the Master Architect to take?
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A. Mediate the discussion by facilitating a trade-off analysis to objectively evaluate the impacts of each stakeholder's primary concern on the project's overall business goals.
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B. Defer the decision to the project sponsor, as it is their responsibility to resolve conflicts between department heads.
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C. Create separate, detailed technical architecture diagrams for each stakeholder group to address their specific concerns individually.
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D. Insist that all stakeholders adhere to the original project charter, which outlines the primary objective of migrating to the cloud.