On an organizational transformation project, the company sets individual performance plans at the year's start and functional managers give year-end feedback. Team members worry their project work isn't reflected in their individual performance plans. What should the project manager do?

The project manager should meet with functional managers to align reporting frequency and expected results. This proactive approach addresses the team's concerns directly by integrating project performance into their formal evaluations. It ensures that team members' contributions to the project are recognized and valued within the existing organizational performance management system. Providing feedback only at year-end is reactive and doesn't resolve the underlying issue of unaligned expectations. Assuring the team without concrete action is insufficient and doesn't solve the systemic problem. Requesting responsibility for performance plans is often outside the project manager's authority and can create conflict with functional managers.