During the execution phase of a software development project, your team encounters several impediments: a critical software tool license has expired, there is a miscommunication between the development and design teams leading to delays, and there is a sudden unavailability of a key team member due to health reasons. As the project manager, which of these should you prioritize to address first?
Resolve the miscommunication between the teams.
Request an external consultant to assess all issues.
Address the unavailability of the key team member.
Renew the expired software tool license.