A project manager is managing a hybrid project. A stakeholder has directly contacted a team member and has requested a change. Due to the request, the team member was distracted from their work, which

While informing the scrum master is good, the *first* step for the team member should be to redirect the stakeholder to the correct channel, as the immediate interaction caused the distraction.

Inform the scrum master regarding the stakeholder's request for a change and the impact this has is a good secondary step, but the initial response to the stakeholder should redirect them to the proper channel.

In both agile and hybrid project environments, direct stakeholder requests to team members bypass the established change control process and can disrupt the team's focus. The team member should politely but firmly inform the stakeholder about the correct procedure, which typically involves submitting change requests or new requirements to the Product Owner (in agile) or Project Manager (in traditional/hybrid) for proper evaluation, prioritization, and formal inclusion in the backlog. This ensures project governance and protects the team's ability to focus on committed work.

This choice is identical to C, which is the correct action. (Assuming a typo in the provided choices and C is the intended correct response).