4 Part 4: V-Modell Reference Roles

4.2 Roles

4.2.8 Controller

Description

The »Controller is responsible for all commercial tasks connected with the project, including all control and management tasks required for realizing the economic objectives of the project.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Tracking the costs,
• specifying the commercial conditions in internal and external orders,
• safeguarding the economic interests when the conditions of internal and external orders are negotiated,
• preparing calcuations of offers and orders,
• checking the acceptance of contracts, possibly with the assistance of the legal branch,
• conducting commercial order administration until the accounts are rendered and settled, including the award of sub-contracts to internal and external agencies,
• preparing a co-calculation based on the work packages specified in the workload breakdown structure and ensuring the connection to the partial plans of other working fields,
• continuously monitoring and publicating contract effects (e.g. warranties, contractual penalties, liabilities),
• determining project-related risks,
• Executing planned/actual comparisons and analyses if plans, budgets and project objectives deviate in the field of commercial concerns,
• contributing to the regular internal and external reporting on the project status report,
• cooperating in the preparation of price review documents,
• cooperating in the preparation of offers and contracts,
• cooperating in the preparation of the commercial sections of the work breakdown structure,
• cooperating in the preparation of the post/final calculation of the project and the final project report, including the evaluation of measurable quantities of the project and the internal lessons learned report.

Skill profile

• Economic knowledge,
• capability to work independently,
• comprehensive economic awareness for costs and risks.

Responsible for

Life Cycle Cost Calculation, Commercial Project Status Report

Participating in

Final Project Report, Project Manual, Project Plan, Project Status Report, Project Diary, Make-or-Buy Decision, Offer Assessment, Request for Proposal, RFP Concept, Criteria Catalog for Assessment of Offers, Contract, Contract Addendum, Offer