Prepare with purpose. Practice with confidence.

A newly formed hybrid team drawn from three departments describes the project's purpose differently in casual conversation. What should the project manager do FIRST?

1. ADraft a vision statement from the charter and circulate it to the leads for comment.
2. BHave the sponsor issue a formal statement of purpose to settle the differences.
3. CFacilitate a session with the sponsor and department leads to co-create a shared vision.
4. DDecompose the requirements in detail so the differing interpretations converge.

1. CFacilitate a session with the sponsor and department leads to co-create a shared vision.

A shared vision is built collaboratively with the sponsor and key leads. Drafting from the charter and circulating for comment feels efficient but imposes one interpretation; a sponsor edict settles by authority without buy-in.

Closest distractor: A — a draft to react to is not the same as co-creating shared understanding.