A project management office has successfully deployed a
new customer relationship management (CRM) system. Despite user training and high adoption rates, the anticipated benefits of increased sales and improved customer satisfaction have not been realized after six months. As the project manager, what should be your next step to ensure the desired benefits are achieved? a. Continue monitoring the situation for another six months to allow more time for the benefits to materialize, while maintaining the current level of user training and support for the CRM system. b. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and address any barriers preventing the realization of benefits, and develop a benefits realization plan with specific actions and metrics to track progress over time. c. Engage an external consultant to assess the CRM implementation and provide recommendations for optimizing the system's configuration and usage to drive the desired benefits. d. Conduct a comprehensive review of the CRM system's features and functionality to ensure they align with the organization's sales and customer service processes, making adjustments as necessary.