As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Maintaining cost-efficient information technology infrastructure is a key operational task of small and large companies. Frequent survey of a firm's IT infrastructure can help a business avoid ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Consider the following scenario: A project manager at a major aerospace company is about to bid on the development of a new air fighter for the U.S. Air Force. The bid must bring the ...

The ability to consistently get accurate cost estimates for new products and parts is elusive. Cost estimates are inherently imprecise, and the underlying drivers can change daily based on the price ...

In an era of tighter budgets and economic uncertainty, you’d expect companies to be obsessed with cost. And yet, in many instances, cost overruns, vague estimates and budgeting surprises are still ...