although there are no formal qualification criteria, project controllers usually have graduate level training in project management or finance such as msf or mba degrees, or are qualified accountants (i.e. cima, cca, acca, cga, cma, or ca designation). "industry experience" is often a pre-requisite and so controllers often have undergraduate degrees in related fields. also, many analysts originally enter this domain through their practice as consultants or accountants and so a very wide range of qualifications is common.