On a municipal fiber backbone install, the project team designs and pulls cable while another role clears political blockers and budget hurdles. Which statement best describes those responsibilities?
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Short Explanation
Picture a relay: the team runs the race on the street, and the sponsor clears the traffic and pays for the shoes. Fiber design and install stay with the project team. Political blockers and budget belong with the sponsor's enabling role.
Full Explanation
The project team executes the technical work; the sponsor enables resources and escalations. On a municipal fiber backbone install, designing and pulling cable is team execution, while clearing political blockers and budget hurdles is sponsor enablement that keeps delivery unblocked. Saying the sponsor pulls fiber in the field while the team negotiates city council votes reverses the roles and confuses hands-on delivery with political escalation. Saying only the PMO may clear budget hurdles and the sponsor never escalates fails because sponsors commonly escalate funding and political blockers; a PMO may support governance but does not erase sponsor accountability. Saying the team owns funding approvals and the sponsor owns splice-tray design again swaps technical delivery with funding authority. Exam caveat: CAPM responsibility contrasts emphasize sponsor enablement versus team execution—especially visible on politically constrained civic infrastructure programs. Operational check: keep cable design and pull under the project team’s work packages, route council and budget blockers to the sponsor with clear escalation requests, and record decisions so the team is not stuck waiting without an owner.