CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project roles and responsibilities

The project manager is responsible for leading the team and managing the day-to-day execution of project work, while the project sponsor provides organizational authority, resources, and strategic direction. This is a fundamental distinction in project roles.

**Why not A:** This reverses the roles. The project sponsor secures funding and provides financial resources, while the project manager manages day-to-day work. Assigning funding responsibility to the project manager misrepresents the fundamental role distinction.

**Why not B:** The project manager reports to stakeholders including the sponsor, and the sponsor does not report to the project team. This answer reverses the reporting relationships and misrepresents the organizational hierarchy.

**Why not D:** The business case is typically developed by the project sponsor or business analyst, not the project manager. The project charter is authorized by the sponsor but may be developed collaboratively. This answer misattributes the creation of these key documents.