While in an operations meeting, the project manager hears that a new enhancement is being released that will impact the agreed upon scope. Which of the following should the project manager do NEXT?

The change control process requires the project manager to first identify and log the potential change, then perform an impact analysis covering scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and finally submit a formal change request for review and approval. This ensures the change is evaluated objectively and approved through the proper governance channel before any work is affected.

Logging the change and communicating it to the team skips the required impact analysis and change request submission, meaning the change has not been formally evaluated or approved.

Informing the sponsor while allowing the change to continue bypasses the change control process and permits unauthorized scope modification, which violates project governance.

Stopping development outright without first performing an analysis or submitting a change request is an overreaction that disrupts the project without following the prescribed change management procedure.