A city manager acting as sponsor begins drafting the work breakdown structure for a library roof replacement instead of empowering the project manager. What is the main problem with that approach?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Sponsors set direction and unlock resources—they don't usually sit down and carve the WBS themselves. When the city manager builds the breakdown personally, the PM's planning job gets hijacked. Hand the decomposition back to the project manager and keep the sponsor in the champion lane.
Full Explanation
Role clarity matters at associate level: sponsors authorize and enable; project managers lead planning artifacts such as the WBS. A sponsor who personally builds the WBS confuses accountability and undercuts the PM's delivery ownership. Corrective action is to restore planning to the PM while the sponsor continues to remove blockers and fund the work.