What should a project manager reference to understand responsibility, accountability, and authority reside within a company?

The correct answer is D. Organizational system. The organizational system defines governance frameworks, organizational structure, and how authority, responsibility, and accountability are distributed within a company. A project charter (A) authorizes a specific project but doesn't define company-wide authority structures. A s

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What should a project manager reference to understand responsibility, accountability, and authority reside within a company?

Options

AProject charter
BScope of work
CProject management system
DOrganizational system

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A
3% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
92% (36)

Explanation

The organizational system defines governance frameworks, organizational structure, and how authority, responsibility, and accountability are distributed within a company. A project charter (A) authorizes a specific project but doesn't define company-wide authority structures. A scope of work (B) defines project deliverables. A project management system (C) provides the tools and processes for managing a project, not the organizational hierarchy.

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#Organizational structure#Responsibility accountability authority#Organizational governance

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