The project sponsor keeps changing priorities for modular work packages. The team runs three-week sprints and is frustrated by daily scope changes. What should the project manager do?

The correct answer is to meet with the sponsor. Frequent, unmanaged scope changes during a sprint disrupt the team's focus, reduce productivity, and undermine the sprint goal. The project manager must address the root cause by discussing the impact of these changes with the sponsor and reinforcing the importance of stable sprint backlogs for effective agile delivery. Shortening the sprint to match reprioritization intervals is reactive and doesn't solve the underlying issue of unstable priorities; it merely accommodates them, potentially leading to even more fragmented work. Holding a meeting with the team is good for gathering input but doesn't directly resolve the external pressure from the sponsor. Switching to Kanban might offer more flexibility but doesn't address the core problem of constantly shifting priorities, which would still negatively impact flow and predictability even in a Kanban system.