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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

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Match each responsibility on the left with the role that is PRIMARY accountable for that responsibility on the right. Items: 1. Provides funding and high-level direction for the project 2. Manages day-to-day project activities and coordinates the team 3. Completes assigned work packages and deliverables 4. Makes final decisions on project scope changes that affect business objectives Which option correctly matches each item to its description?
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Correct answer: 1. Provides funding and high-level direction for the project → Project Sponsor 2. Manages day-to-day project activities and coordinates the team → Project Manager 3. Completes assigned work packages and deliverables → Project Team Member 4. Makes final decisions on project scope changes that affect business objectives → Project Sponsor

Explanation

The project sponsor is accountable for funding, high-level direction, and major business decisions including scope changes affecting objectives. The project manager handles day-to-day management and coordination. Project team members execute assigned work. While functional managers may be involved in projects, they are not the primary role for the responsibilities listed here.

**Why not A:** This option incorrectly assigns funding and direction to the project manager (which belongs to the sponsor), work package completion to the sponsor (which belongs to team members), and day-to-day management to team members (which belongs to the project manager). Multiple responsibilities are mismatched.

**Why not B:** This option incorrectly assigns funding and direction to team members, day-to-day management to the sponsor, and work package completion to the sponsor. Nearly every pairing reverses the correct assignment, showing a fundamental misunderstanding of the role hierarchy.

**Why not D:** This option incorrectly assigns day-to-day management to team members (which belongs to the project manager) and work package completion to the project manager (which belongs to team members). While the sponsor responsibilities are correct, the PM and team member roles are swapped.

Key Concept

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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