During the design phase the project manager realizes adaptive tools would benefit the project and have worked in past projects. What should the project manager do first?

Before introducing new tools or approaches, especially adaptive ones, a project manager must first assess the team's current capabilities and readiness. This ensures the team can effectively utilize these tools, preventing potential delays or rework. Without this assessment, implementing adaptive tools could lead to confusion, resistance, and decreased productivity. Updating project documents or planning iterative sessions would be premature without knowing if the team can execute them. Asking for additional team members might be a later step if a skills gap is identified, but it's not the immediate first action. Suspending the design phase and hiring external resources is an extreme and costly measure that should only be considered if internal capabilities are severely lacking and cannot be developed.