An agile team leader discovers a team member has been struggling with an impediment that is slowing the team's progress, putting the project at risk of finishing late. What should the team leader do?

The daily standup is designed for team members to share progress, plans, and identify impediments. By bringing up the impediment here, the team leader ensures the entire team is aware, can collectively brainstorm solutions, and potentially swarm to resolve it quickly. This proactive approach minimizes impact on the sprint goal and project timeline. Escalating to the business sponsor is premature; the team should first attempt to resolve it internally. Reporting to the functional manager might be necessary later if the impediment is outside the team's control, but the immediate step is team awareness and problem-solving. Waiting until the retrospective is too late, as the impediment is already impacting current work and risking the project.