A new team member's performance has improved dramatically over months, measured by CPI and SPI of work packages. The manager has assigned new, unrelated work packages and wants to formally document the team member's success. What should the project manager do?

The project manager should send a communication to management recognizing the team member's contributions because this is a formal and appropriate way to document and acknowledge individual success within an organization. This action provides visibility for the team member's achievements and can positively impact their career development. Holding a project team meeting about the contribution is less effective for formal documentation and recognition outside the team. Recording the contribution in the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) is incorrect because the RAM defines roles and responsibilities, not individual performance records. Attaching a note to the project management plan is also inappropriate; the project management plan is a formal document outlining how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled, not a repository for individual performance notes.