The Problems with Software Development as Seen by Professional Estimators By Donald Beckett (April 18, 2022) QSM professionals compiled a list of what estimators consider to be the most critical software development management issues. These lessons learned (and methods to solve them) are invaluable to both project managers and C-level business leaders alike.
Long Term Trends from 40 Years of Completed Software Project Data By Katie Costantini (August 20, 2019) Leveraging data from QSM's Industry Database of 13,000+ completed software projects, Katie Costantini takes a high-level look at software schedules, effort/cost, productivity, size, and reliability metrics from 1980 to 2019.
Good Planning — Not Development Methodology — Is the Key to Successful Software Project Delivery By Doug Putnam (December 6, 2018) Staffing decisions have a bigger impact on project success or failure than any development method. See what the numbers show.
Traits of Successful Software Development Projects By Larry Putnam Jr (July 2, 2014) We analyzed the QSM Database of completed projects to determine what traits successful software projects have in common with one another.
Big Agile: Enterprise Savior or Oxymoron? By Larry Putnam Jr (June 17, 2014) Agile development works very well with small team sizes, but does it also work for larger teams? Let’s look at the data.
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.