CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

The project sponsor is responsible for securing funding and formally authorizing the project by approving the project charter. The sponsor provides resources and executive-level support throughout the project lifecycle.

**Why not A:** The functional manager provides departmental staff and technical direction but does not have primary responsibility for securing project funding or approving the project charter. These are sponsor-level decisions that require organizational authority beyond functional management.

**Why not B:** The project manager plans, executes, and manages the project but does not secure funding or approve the charter. The PM is appointed through the charter and manages the budget once approved, but the authorization and funding come from the sponsor.

**Why not C:** The project team executes the work of the project but has no authority to secure funding or approve the project charter. Team members are assigned after the project is authorized and do not have charter-level decision-making authority.