All of the following are correct statements about a project manager EXCEPT:

The correct answer is A. He or she is assigned after the project charter is created. Option A is the false statement because, per PMI standards, the project manager should be assigned as early as possible in the project lifecycle - ideally during initiation and before or during the creation of the project charter, not after it. Early assignment allows the PM to…

The Project Management Lifecycle

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Options

AHe or she is assigned after the project charter is created.
BHe or she may initiate changes to the project.
CHe or she manages changes and factors that create change.
DHe or she is held accountable for project success or failure.

How the community answered

(20 responses)

A
75% (15)
B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)
D
15% (3)

Explanation

Option A is the false statement because, per PMI standards, the project manager should be assigned as early as possible in the project lifecycle - ideally during initiation and before or during the creation of the project charter, not after it. Early assignment allows the PM to contribute to the charter and take ownership from the start.

Options B, C, and D are all true: PMs are empowered to initiate changes (B), are responsible for managing change and its root causes (C), and bear ultimate accountability for project outcomes (D) - making them distractors, not the exception.

Memory tip: Think "charter = PM's birth certificate." Just as you exist before your birth certificate is filed, the PM must exist before (or during) the charter - not after it.

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#project manager role#charter#accountability#change management

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