Kate Armel is the Director of Research & Technical Support at QSM. She has 15 years of experience providing technical and consultative support in the areas of software estimation, project tracking and forecasting, and industry benchmarking. She oversees collection, validation, and analysis of completed project data for the QSM database; development of over 900 industry regression trends; QSM client, internal, and technical support services; software testing and quality assurance; documentation and online help for SLIM-Suite, SLIM-WebServices applications, APIs, and utilities; and technical writing, research, and analysis to support QSM product development, research, and consulting services. Ms. Armel was the Chief Editor and analyst/co-author of the 2006 QSM IT Software Almanac and has authored several published articles.Kate Armel's Recent ArticlesLong Term Trends in Software Development: A 45-Year PerspectiveHow Estimation Tools Bring Agility, Predictability to Cloud MigrationKate Armel's Recent Blog PostsSLIM-Collaborate 3.1 Brings Flexible Risk Management OnlineMaking the Case for Software EstimationTop Programming Languages RevisitedExtending SLIM Tools with Extension Menu ItemsPart III: Finding the Optimal Team Size for Your ProjectPart II: Small Teams Deliver Lower Cost, Higher QualityTop Performing Projects Use Small TeamsSLIM Suite Quick Reference GuideAn In-Depth Look at the QSM DatabaseDetermining The Market Share of Popular Programming Languages