During the course of a project, the project manager's immediate director is communicating directly with the client to approve changes without the project manager's knowledge. This is causing confusion in the project team where the scope is changing in the background, but only being mentioned in project meetings. What should the project manager do?

While it’s important for the project manager to inform the team about scope changes, this approach does not address the root of the issue—the director's direct communication with the client. Simply informing the team may lead to further confusion and does not rectify the breakdown in communication.

Reviewing the stakeholder engagement plan is a valid step, but it does not directly resolve the immediate issue of unauthorized scope changes being discussed with the client. This choice misses the opportunity to directly address the miscommunication occurring between the director and the client.

Communicating directly with the client can disrupt the professional relationship between the project manager and the director. This approach could be seen as undermining the director's authority and may escalate tensions instead of resolving the communication breakdown.