Weegy: It is important to agree on objective so that the group can be focus on the require information gathering. Being ‘focus’ is essential on getting the desire result. As well as not to waste resources and man hours. As information e.g. [ news are being update by the hour. Therefore with a well defined deadline, we can better gather the relevant information as require. No point to have a long deadline and present a report of “yesterday” news. Who is interested in old news ? How much will you pay for yesterday newspaper ? is it worthless ? a copy of today newspaper might cost your $1, but yesterday is worthless. Remember when you buy a copy of newspaper or magazine, it is essential that you are buying ‘information’ not just paper !! it is valuable because it current. Therefore, in conclusion. Objectives and deadline must go hand in hand. With the right objective and reasonable deadline only then can you provide a useful relevant piece of informing. Otherwise you will be just print papers. ! Hope this helps !! ] (More)