Top-Down Estimation Can Drive Efficient And Boundaryless Software Development By Larry Putnam Jr (January 10, 2018) Employing a top-down estimation approach to project management can help organizations overcome boundaries and satisfy the three V’s of corporate success — vision, value, and velocity
Measuring Effort and Productivity of Agile Projects By Andy Berner (August 24, 2017) The importance of measuring productivity and effort, in addition to size and duration, to support agile release planning.
An Updated Software Almanac By Phil Armour (July 15, 2015) QSM’s Software Almanac: 2014 Research Edition is highlighted by Philip G. Armour in this article for Communications of the ACM.
Set the Stage for Success By Donald Beckett (June 5, 2014) The correct management decisions in these vital areas at the beginning of a software project will determine whether that project is a success, or a failure.
An Analysis of Function Point Trends By Donald Beckett (July 29, 2013) An in-depth analysis of completed projects in the QSM software project database using function points to track trends in productivity, schedule, and staffing since 2000
The Economics of Software Product Development By Mike Ross (April 1, 1997) Saving costs, and improving quality of software products, starts with process improvement.