In this post, my focus is only on the top 5 key skills for a Cost Controller that I believe are essential based on my own experience as a Cost Controller during my Project Control career.īefore revealing the top 5 skills, let’s be clear on the role of a Cost Controller on a project. If you review AACE International’s Recommended Practice on Required Skills & Knowledge of Cost Engineering, you will be amazed at the number of skills and knowledge areas that are listed for a Cost Controller.
To be an excellent Cost Controller in a project, you need to master many skills. If you are someone already in the cost control field, or someone completely new to Cost Control, by the end of this post you will know what are the top 5 skills that you need to possess or improve upon to be an effective Cost Controller. Have you ever been in a project that finished way over budget, and nobody could explain exactly why? Project Control Quotes to Consider: Join Project Control Academy on Instagram for tons of great quotes. Want more training? Subscribe to Project Control Academy to receive complimentary training videos and resources delivered to your mailbox. Like this episode? Please share it so others can also benefit from it.
Watch this video to learn what the top 5 skills of a Cost Controller are.ĭownload the free audio mp3 podcast of this episode on iTunes. If you have experienced any of these scenarios, you either had no Cost Controller on your project, or your Cost Controller lacked one of the top 5 essential skills that every Cost Controller must have. Have you ever published, or seen a cost report, and had no clue what the cost metrics meant? Have you ever seen a cost report in a project that only showed the budget versus the expenditures?
Have you ever been in a project that finished over budget, and nobody could explain exactly why?
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