CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

The project manager serves as the central communication point and is responsible for presenting project needs, including resource requests, to stakeholders. While the team may prepare materials and the sponsor may ultimately approve, the PM presents and advocates for project requirements.

**Why not A:** While the project sponsor has authority over organizational-level resource decisions, presenting the request to the steering committee is the project manager's responsibility. The PM serves as the central communication point for advocating project needs.

**Why not B:** The project team prepared the justification materials, but presenting to the steering committee is the project manager's role. The PM is responsible for representing the project and communicating its needs to decision-making bodies.

**Why not D:** Functional managers control resource allocation within their departments, but they are not responsible for presenting the project's resource request. The project manager coordinates across functional areas and presents consolidated project needs to the steering committee.