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Software Estimation Blogs

Calculation and analysis of potential software project or release schedule, cost, effort, duration, and/or software size (scope) using the Putnam SLIM Software Production Equation.
Software Size Matters episode 7
What Makes a Software Performance Benchmark Truly Meaningful?
How quantifying software size provides the necessary context for accurate software performance benchmarking and estimate validation.
Software Project Development Resources
IT Cost Optimization and Cloud Solutions at Gartner Symposium/ITXpo

QSM recently participated in the Gartner Symposium / ITXpo as a vendor with an informational booth.

How Can Organizations Optimize Costs in the IT Budgeting Process?

Keith Ciocco explains how organizations can leverage empirically based forecasting models to save money in the IT budgeting process.
Webinar: The Role of Scope-Based Forecasting in the Scaled Agile Framework

This ITMPI webinar demonstrates how the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) has realized widespread adoption by organizations desiring to accelerate product delivery without sacrificing quality.
New Article: How to Avoid the 3 Top IT Project Risks

Doug Putnam examines some of the common pitfalls that lead to project cost and schedule overruns and how parametric estimation can help government CIOs and their teams avoid these traps.
Agile On-Time, But Is It Reliable?

Keith Ciocco emphasizes the importance of estimating software project reliability in agile development.
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New Article: Leveraging the Power of Historical Data Through the Use of Trend Lines

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