The project is going well despite the unseasonably cold and wet weather. Deborah is happy that all the vendor booth spaces are sold, and the city no longer bears the financial risk of low turnout. That was a good risk mitigation strategy. It is eight weeks before the festival and your team is busy, and they ask you to shorten or eliminate the status meetings. How do you respond? Despite their complaints, you insist on weekly meetings with a standard agenda that include task status, managing the issues list, and reviewing the risk management plan. You suspend team meetings and ask them to submit weekly email updates on tasks completion status and escalation of any new issues that require your attention