While creating the agenda for the status meeting with the team, a project manager receives input from one team member that an item should be added, another team member says the team is not ready to resolve the item during the meeting. After much discussion, the project manager decides to put the item on the agenda as an initial discussion item only. Which conflict resolution technique is the project manager using?

a) Compromising
b) Forcing
c) Smoothing
d) Withdrawal