After two months, the team raises potential obstacles: vendor delivery performance, a subsystem’s technical performance, and conflict with another division. What should the project manager do next?

The project manager's primary role is to facilitate problem-solving and leverage the team's expertise. The correct option emphasizes collaboration with the team and network to assess and prioritize the obstacles. This approach aligns with adaptive project management principles, where the team is empowered to identify and analyze issues. Escalating immediately to the sponsor (first option) is premature; the project manager should first attempt to resolve issues at the team level. Engaging external stakeholders and the other division (second option) is a valid step but comes after initial assessment and prioritization. Determining a change response (fourth option) is also premature; a response can only be formulated effectively after understanding the nature and impact of the obstacles.