A new scrum team is skilled and enthusiastic but has never worked together. The project leader requested an offsite team-building event, but the sponsor denied it to save money. The leader believes a team event is important. What should the project leader do?

The project leader should organize an in-house team-building event using office facilities. This option addresses the need for team bonding and collaboration without incurring additional costs, respecting the sponsor's decision while still fostering team spirit. Telling the team the event will be handled later might demotivate them and delay essential team formation. Bypassing the event entirely ignores the leader's belief in its importance and the team's lack of prior collaboration, potentially hindering their effectiveness. Asking team members to pay their share is unprofessional and could lead to resentment and exclusion.