On a courthouse annex renovation, who primarily funds and champions the business case while the project manager plans and delivers day-to-day work?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Think of the sponsor as the project's backer and cheerleader with the checkbook. On the courthouse annex, that person funds and champions the business case. The project manager still owns the day-to-day planning and delivery.
Full Explanation
The project sponsor provides authority, funding, and vision for the endeavor while the project manager plans and delivers day-to-day work. On a courthouse annex renovation, that sponsor role is who primarily funds and champions the business case that justifies the build. The project coordinator who updates the Gantt chart each Friday fails by concept because coordination and schedule hygiene support delivery; they do not fund or champion the business case. The trades crew that installs courtroom technology fails because performing technical work packages is team execution, not sponsorship of the endeavor. The procurement clerk who issues purchase orders for lumber fails because transactional purchasing supports the plan; it is not the authorizing funding and vision role. Exam caveat: CAPM role questions separate sponsor (authority, funding, vision, escalation) from project manager (planning and day-to-day delivery)—civic stems often tempt candidates to pick whoever is busy on the tools or in the spreadsheet. Operational check: confirm the named sponsor owns business-case championship and funding decisions, while the project manager owns the management plan, daily coordination, and status reporting to that sponsor.