A team member tells the project manager that a stakeholder repeatedly contacts them for status updates, distracting them and interfering with task completion. What should the project manager do?

The project manager should review the stakeholder's communication requirements. This proactive step involves consulting the communication management plan to understand the agreed-upon methods, frequency, and content for updates with this specific stakeholder. It allows the project manager to determine if the stakeholder's actions are outside the established plan or if the plan itself needs adjustment to better meet their needs without disrupting the team. Informing the team member to stop sending updates is a reactive and potentially confrontational approach that doesn't address the root cause of the stakeholder's need for information. Increasing the frequency of updates without understanding the underlying issue might exacerbate the problem or create unnecessary work. Raising the issue to the project sponsor prematurely escalates a situation that the project manager should first attempt to resolve through established communication processes.