Project Management Professional (version 2023)

Question 190 of 200
An enthusiastic, newly hired vice-president has been assigned as the product owner for a digital transformation project. The project manager advises the product owner that some of the functional requirements are not aligned with the chief
information technology officer's (CTO) strategy. The product owner tells the project manager that the CTO is not part of the project and should not be engaged at this moment.
What should the project manager do?