A project manager has been authorized to begin a project and realizes that an effective high- performing team is needed to finish the project successfully. What should the project manager do next?

Setting performance standards and direction is important, but it should occur after the team members have been identified and brought together.

Holding meetings is an activity for an already assembled team, not the initial step in building a team from scratch.

Before setting objectives, standards, or meeting cadences, the foundational step for a project manager to build a high-performing team is to select individuals who possess the necessary skills or have the potential to contribute effectively to the project's success. Team composition is a critical precursor to effective team formation and performance.

Establishing project scope and objectives is a project planning activity, and while crucial, forming the team by selecting members often precedes or runs concurrently with detailed objective setting, enabling input from the chosen team.