New requirements were introduced during the execution phase of a project, and the team believes this will impact the project cost but not the timely completion of project deliverables. Which of the…

Reviewing the schedule and budget provides raw data points but does not offer a structured methodology to fully validate the scope and accuracy of the team's impact assessment.

Reviewing product scope focuses on quality and scope boundaries, which does not directly validate whether cost and schedule impacts have been accurately characterized.

The cost management plan governs how cost changes are processed but does not provide a validation mechanism to confirm the schedule is genuinely unaffected.

Requesting a SWOT analysis gives the PM a structured method to identify weaknesses and threats that could affect both cost and schedule, validating whether the team's assessment is thorough. It surfaces hidden risks or overlooked assumptions - particularly around the team's claim that the schedule will not be affected by the new requirements. This approach ensures the assessment is validated systematically rather than relying solely on the team's initial estimates.