A project manager is assigned to an agile tax-related project. Lessons learned from a prior project identify a key stakeholder who is a tax expert and willing to help. How should the project manager use this information?

The correct answer is to acknowledge the stakeholder's expertise and evaluate whether they can support the project team. This approach aligns with agile principles of leveraging expertise and continuously evaluating value. The project manager should proactively engage with this identified expert to understand their availability, capacity, and the best way their knowledge can benefit the project, potentially as a subject matter expert, reviewer, or occasional consultant, rather than immediately adding them to the core team. Asking the project sponsor to hire the stakeholder is premature and may not be necessary or feasible. Having the project team contact the stakeholder directly without the project manager's initial assessment could lead to unmanaged expectations or inefficient use of the expert's time. Asking the functional manager to assign the previous project's team is not directly related to leveraging the identified stakeholder's expertise and may not be practical or beneficial for the current project.