A senior manager tells the agile project lead that features they expected in the current release are missing. What should the project lead do?

The project lead should meet with the team to understand why the features were not included. This allows for an investigation into the discrepancy, which could stem from various reasons such as changing priorities, technical limitations, or miscommunication. Understanding the root cause is crucial before communicating further. Sending the product roadmap is insufficient as it doesn't address the specific concern about missing features. Assuring the senior manager that features will be in the next sprint is premature and potentially misleading without understanding why they were missed in the current one. Inviting the senior manager to a planning meeting is a good practice for transparency but doesn't immediately resolve the current issue of missing features.