At the conclusion of a large-scale software development project, the project manager needs to ensure the project's readiness for transition to the operations team for ongoing maintenance and support. What is the MOST critical activity the project manager should undertake to validate readiness for this transition?
Performing one last upgrade to software components
Distributing updated user manuals to all end users
Conducting a final review meeting with the operations team and key project stakeholders
Ensuring that all system components are backward compatible