Individuals who are responsible for supporting a project manager or Project sponsor in overseeing and/or reporting on the operational and financial health of one or more projects.
This individual is typically an experienced project manager who is assigned to oversee the operational performance of the project, relative to key project performance metrics. T
hey maintain the project's financials, planning artifacts and deliverables, resource consumption and forecasting, status reporting and so on.
These individuals may also possess advanced business degrees such as an MBA or CPA. Because the Controller focuses on a project's "Monitor and "Control processes (PMBOK 2008), their work helps free the project manager to focus on project execution. May requires a bachelor's degree and up to 2 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
May require a bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience in the field or in a related area.