http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16147.aspxSun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16147RondaRobertsThis article discusses product quality and how project management helps to improve it. Ah...Product Quality Everyone wants the best product for the lowest price. Product quality improvements is one of the biggest reasons new projects are undertaken. The true value of project management is its ability to improve product quality. Quality products wor...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16173.aspxSun, 15 Nov 2009 04:29:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16173RondaRobertsThis article discusses strategic objectives and how project management assists in reaching these goals. This article is part of the importance of project management series. What are Strategic Objectives? Strategic objectives, in a simple sense are goals. However, strategic objectives are more than just that, these are the goals that will lead t...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/15942.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:24:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15942RondaRobertsThis article argues that Project Management is important to business because it increases productivity. Why Should we be Concerned with Productivity? There are two reasons companies are in business: To produce goods and to make money. The more goods or services a company can provide, the more money they can make, it's that simple. One common co...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16786.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:42:35 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16786RondaRobertsThis article discusses how good project management can lead to client and customer satisfaction. Client and Customer Satisfaction - The Ultimate Goal It is fitting that the series on the importance of project management end on the ultimate business goal (next to making money). This goal is to have satisfied clients and customers. Why is it so impor...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16490.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:42:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16490RondaRobertsThis article introduces the series: The Importance of Project Management. Project Management is gaining momentum in the business sector. This isn't by accident. It is an increasingly important part of running a successful business, especially in today's harsh economy. In this series, I will highlight the reasons why project management is an imp...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16874.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:59:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16874RondaRobertsThis article discusses how project management decreases the potential for risks to actualize. It is part of a series on the importance of project management. What is Risk and Why is it Important? In short, risk is the probability that an unwanted or unforeseen event will occur during the life cycle of a project. A more precise definition of ris...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16233.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 17:42:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16233RondaRobertsThis article discusses how project management influences decision making. It is part of the series: Importance of Project Management Decision Making in Projects Have you ever been told by one boss to finish that meeting report and by another boss to forget about the meeting report and work on the call list? Have you ever gone to a meeting to he...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/15953.aspxTue, 29 Sep 2009 17:41:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:15953RondaRobertsThis article describes how project management keeps projects within their budgets. It is part of the Importance of Project Management series. Budgets...Why Do We Need Them? Budgets tend to make people shudder. They think of people who are overly frugal, managers complaining about expenses, and inflexibility. They don't have to be evil. A good, ...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16714.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 17:37:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16714RondaRobertsThis article discusses how project management allows project managers to carefully monitor progress toward specified outcomes. It is part of the importance of project management series. Why Monitor Progress? How do you know where you are if you haven't been paying attention, and you don't know where you are going? The importance of project mana...http://www.brighthub.com/office/project-management/articles/16604.aspxWed, 23 Sep 2009 17:36:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16604RondaRobertsThis article discusses how good project management increases communication. What does Good Communication Look Like? We've been there, in that Office Space situation where we are being reprimanded by our third boss for not putting a cover sheet on the TPS Report - or maybe, hopefully, not. The idea that memos go unread, emails get lost, and word...