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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

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Marisol Ashworth is reviewing roles and responsibilities for a project at Circuitry Labs. Match each responsibility on the left with the correct role on the right. Items: 1. Provides day-to-day direction to the project team 2. Authorizes funding and approves the project charter 3. Performs the technical work and creates deliverables 4. Removes high-level organizational obstacles beyond the PM's authority Which option correctly matches each item to its description?
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Correct answer: 1. Provides day-to-day direction to the project team → Project Manager 2. Authorizes funding and approves the project charter → Project Sponsor 3. Performs the technical work and creates deliverables → Project Team 4. Removes high-level organizational obstacles beyond the PM's authority → Project Sponsor

Explanation

The project manager handles daily execution and direction. The project sponsor provides executive support, funding authorization, charter approval, and removes organizational barriers. The project team performs the actual work to create deliverables. While senior management may be involved in governance, the sponsor specifically removes obstacles and provides authorization in this context.

**Why not B:** This option incorrectly assigns day-to-day direction to the project team and technical work to the project manager. The project team performs technical work and creates deliverables, while the project manager provides daily direction and coordination. These two roles are swapped.

**Why not C:** This option incorrectly assigns day-to-day direction to the project sponsor and removing organizational obstacles to the project manager. The sponsor operates at a higher level providing strategic support and removing barriers, while the project manager handles daily execution. These responsibilities are reversed.

**Why not D:** This option incorrectly assigns day-to-day direction to the sponsor, charter authorization to the team, and technical work to the sponsor. Nearly every pairing is wrong — the sponsor does not perform technical work or receive direction from others on daily tasks, and the team does not authorize funding.

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This question covers Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities under Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities (Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts).

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