QSM Provides an Integrated Solution for Software Measurement, Estimation, and Control Processes for Rational RUP, as well as an Automated Interface between SLIM-Estimate and Rational Portfolio Manager.

Software Development Challenge:

Software developers need to produce reasonable estimates for generating projects. Quantitative Software Management, Inc. (QSM) has produced a superior set of processes and tools for measuring project quality, estimating and planning new work, and tracking and controlling a project once it is underway. QSM has documented all of our processes related to measurement, estimation, and control as a plug-in to the IBM Rational Unified Process methodologies through IBM Rational Method Composer (RMC). These processes support industry best practice process maturity standards such as SEI’s CMMI and ISO 9000.

QSM SLIM-Estimate and QSM SLIM-Suite:

1) Integration of QSM’s SLIM-Estimate data to IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), provides a realistic work breakdown structure for RPM project managers looking to automate these planning tasks.

2) QSM’s measurement and estimation methodology supported by the SLIM-Suite of tools is documented as a plug-in to the IBM Rational Unified Process methodologies in IBM Rational Method Composer (RMC).

Competitive Advantage:

Organizations that implement and use these industry best practice management methods have shown to be more productive and deliver higher quality, more reliable solutions to their customers. This solution is critical for any development organization operating in either a fixed cycle time or fixed cost environment.

Return on Investment:

The Return on Investment is directly related to the size of the organization implementing these software management processes. A telecom company division recently reported reducing the percentage of their financially out-of-control projects from 80% ($14 million) to 10% ($1.6 million) within two years of implementing these software management methods.

How We Help:

RPM integrated Solution:

We are confident that those companies choosing IBM Rational Portfolio Management and QSM for governance, will find significant productivity gains through the automation and intelligent pre- population a task based work breakdown structures, said Lawrence H Putnam, Jr, Managing Partner, QSM. Project managers can now generate a defendable project plan in minutes instead of days or weeks.

RMC Integrated Solution:

Using IBM Rational Method Composer, provides customers with the tools necessary to easily customize and document time-tested project measurement, estimation and control methodology.. These RMC plug-in processes are required for demonstrating higher levels of maturity in industry best practice process standards such as SEI’s CMMI and ISO 9000.