A deliverable is coming due, but the project team is falling behind. Meetings happen only once a month, preventing the team from understanding current project progress. Which of the following…

Gate reviews are formal phase-transition checkpoints used to approve moving to the next project phase, not a tool for improving day-to-day team communication.

Change control is a process for managing approved modifications to project scope, schedule, or budget - it does not address the team's lack of real-time progress visibility.

Status reports provide periodic updates but are typically produced weekly or monthly and are often one-way communication, which does not resolve the immediate awareness gap.

Daily stand-ups are brief daily meetings where team members report what they did, what they plan to do, and any blockers - providing near-real-time visibility into project progress. Replacing monthly meetings with daily stand-ups directly addresses the communication gap causing the team to fall behind. This cadence allows the project manager to identify and resolve impediments before they become critical delays.