During a retrospective, one of the team members reports that a functional manager wants to...

 In Agile project management, retrospectives are conducted to reflect on the previous sprint or phase of work. The Agile principle of self-organization emphasizes that teams are best positioned to determine how to accomplish their work, which includes task allocation. The project manager should support this principle by informing the functional manager that the team is responsible for self-organizing, which includes task allocation. This approach empowers the team and supports Agile methodologies’ emphasis on team autonomy and accountability.