PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A company is initiating a project to develop a new mobile application. The project manager needs to secure approval and funding. Which project role is primarily responsible for providing the necessary resources and championing the project?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Project sponsor
The project sponsor is the executive champion who provides resources and supports the project.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Project team member
Why it's wrong here
Project team members perform the delivery work and hold no authority to approve funding or champion the initiative to executives. The role is tempting because team members contribute resources, but resourcing and sponsorship decisions sit with the sponsor, who owns the business case.
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Project manager
Why it's wrong here
The project manager plans, executes and reports, but does not personally provide the funding or champion the project at executive level. It is tempting because the PM seeks approval, yet the sponsor is the person who authorises resources and advocates for the business case.
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Project sponsor
Why this is correct
The project sponsor authorises the project and supplies resources and funding, directly satisfying the stem's requirement to secure approval and champion the initiative. Unlike the project manager, who executes within delegated authority, the sponsor owns the business case and holds budgetary control, making them the role accountable for greenlighting and resourcing the mobile application development.
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Steering committee
Why it's wrong here
A steering committee provides governance and strategic oversight across a portfolio, not the hands-on resourcing and championing of one project. It is tempting because committees do approve budgets, but the role that personally secures funding and advocates for the initiative is the project sponsor.
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