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CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

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Aoi Rahimi is reviewing project roles at Sequoia Partners. Match each responsibility on the left with the appropriate role on the right. Items: 1. Removing organizational obstacles that block project progress 2. Creating the project schedule and managing task assignments 3. Performing technical work to produce project deliverables 4. Negotiating with vendors and resolving resource conflicts Which option correctly matches each item to its description?
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Correct answer: 1. Removing organizational obstacles that block project progress → Project Sponsor 2. Creating the project schedule and managing task assignments → Project Manager 3. Performing technical work to produce project deliverables → Project Team Member 4. Negotiating with vendors and resolving resource conflicts → Project Manager

Explanation

The project sponsor provides high-level support including removing organizational barriers. The project manager handles planning activities like scheduling and operational activities like vendor negotiations. Project team members execute the technical work. This matching demonstrates the clear distinction between strategic sponsor support, tactical PM coordination, and team member execution.

**Why not B:** This option incorrectly assigns removing organizational obstacles to the project manager rather than the project sponsor. Removing organizational barriers that are beyond the team's authority is a sponsor responsibility, as sponsors have the organizational power to address such issues.

**Why not C:** This option misassigns creating the project schedule to the project team member and performing technical work to the project manager. The project manager owns schedule creation, while team members execute the technical deliverable work — these are reversed in this option.

**Why not D:** This option incorrectly assigns removing organizational obstacles to the project team member and performing technical work to the project sponsor. Team members do not have organizational authority to remove barriers, and sponsors do not produce project deliverables.

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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