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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

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Emeka Sabbagh is the project manager at Circuitry Labs. The executive sponsor asks Emeka to prepare a business case for a new product development project. What should Emeka do?

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Correct answer: Explain that the sponsor is responsible for the business case and offer to provide supporting information

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The project sponsor is responsible for creating and maintaining the business case, as they provide funding and high-level direction. The project manager supports this effort by providing information but does not own this responsibility.

**Why not A:** Asking the sponsor to reassign the task to the PMO avoids the project manager's responsibility to support the business case process. While the PM does not own the business case, they should provide supporting information rather than redirecting the work entirely.

**Why not B:** Preparing the business case is not the project manager's responsibility — it belongs to the project sponsor. The PM supports the effort by providing relevant project information but should clarify the proper ownership of this document.

**Why not C:** Delegating business case preparation to the project team is inappropriate because the business case is a sponsor-level responsibility that requires strategic and financial justification. The project team focuses on execution, not business case authorship.

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