A team member feels underperforming because they completed fewer items than others and has become negative and disengaged, reducing collaboration and productivity. What should the project manager do to improve team performance?

The correct option emphasizes team cohesion and collective responsibility, which is crucial for agile environments and overall project success. Focusing on team-level performance helps mitigate individual feelings of inadequacy and promotes a supportive atmosphere where members collaborate rather than compete. Meeting with the team to emphasize individual contributions would exacerbate the problem by increasing competition and potentially further isolating the underperforming member. Creating a visual board showing individual performance levels would also intensify competition and demotivate the team member, leading to further disengagement. Speaking with the team lead to address concerns individually might be a step, but it doesn't address the underlying issue of team perception and could be seen as singling out the individual, which might worsen their feelings of inadequacy. The best approach is to reinforce the team's shared goals and collective success.