Controller Vs Data Scientist: Roles, Duties and Challenges

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This survey is conducted as part of a Master’s thesis titled
“Controller vs. Data Scientist: Roles, Duties, and Challenges”
at the Faculty of Business, Hochschule Fulda (University of Applied Sciences).

The objective of this study is to analyze and compare the roles, responsibilities, analytical tasks, and challenges of Controllers and Data Scientists in organizations, as well as their collaboration and future development in the context of digital transformation.

Completing the survey will take approximately 8–10 minutes.

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