Chapter 1
Foundations of Project Management
Course: Pmp Test Prep
Subject: Pmp
Chapter: Projects Roles And Responsibilities 5506 10734
Lesson 2: The Seven Functions Associated With Projects
This lesson provides an in-depth understanding of the seven functions that must be performed for a project to run effectively and deliver value.
The lesson highlights what each function involves — from providing oversight and coordination to securing resources — and stresses that these are functions to be fulfilled, not fixed job titles: any function may be performed by an individual, a team, or a combination of roles, and one role often performs several functions.
It emphasizes how coordination style (centralized, decentralized, or hybrid) shapes the way these functions are carried out, and why an experienced practitioner must ensure every function the project needs is genuinely owned by someone accountable.
The goal is to move the practitioner from thinking in terms of "who has which title" to thinking in terms of "which functions must happen and who is fulfilling each."