What are the main duties of a project's control manager? And is it linked to the contracts manager position?

The strategic role of a project manager involves planning and organizing the resources and time necessary for successful completion of projects. “A project manager is like a doctor who leads the trauma team and decides the course of action for a patient - both at the same time. Without the right kind of authority to efficiently handle all the project management issues, development teams can easily get into trouble.” - Scott Berkun, the author of “Making Things Happen” How did it all start? In the late 1980’s, Microsoft encountered a problem: the team didn’t know how to coordinate engineering efforts, marketing, and business department. They came up with a solution to involve an individual who will be given significant authority to be a leader and coordinator of the project that was later to become Excel. Once Microsoft appointed a dedicated project manager, processes ran more smoothly and teams were more satisfied with work dynamics. Eventually, Microsoft adopted this new role and they named it “project manager”.

The project controller supports the project manager by handling most of the critical, detail-oriented, analytical-focused, time-intensive project tasks. As a result, the project manager is free to focus on more strategic project goals and objectives, and is often even able to take on additional projects.