The project is mostly complete. The project has a schedule variance of $300$ and a cost variance of $-900.$ All but one of the quality control inspections have been completed and all have met the quality requirements. All items in the issue log have been resolved. Many of the resources have been released. The sponsor is about to call a meeting to obtain product validation when the customer notifies the project manager that they want to make a major change to the scope. The project manager should:

Question $11$ options:

A$)$

Ask the customer for a description of the change

B$)$

Meet with the project team to determine if this change can be made

C$)$

Inform management

D$)$

Explain that the change cannot be made at this point in the process