QSM provides unparalleled support throughout the product acquisition, installation, and implementation process.
For nearly five decades, QSM has helped organizations bring data-driven discipline to software project estimation, tracking, and benchmarking. Our methodology and tools turn project complexity into measurable, defensible outcomes.
State and local governments are under pressure to find and develop the newest and most innovative technologies, all while facing a daunting array of implementation challenges.
Politically driven deadlines. Budget uncertainties and limitations. Office of the State Auditor (OSA). Unrealistic bids from unreliable vendors.
The pressures are real, but so is the power of QSM’s proven state and local government solutions.
Our quantitative, metrics-based approach can help you set realistic expectations, win negotiations with vendors, get troubled projects back on track, and oversee your complete project portfolio from a position of strength and knowledge.
QSM offers a variety of solutions, from consulting to tools or a combination of both, targeted to state and local challenges.
Analyzes project history, re-forecasts to completion, and provides what-if alternatives.
Uncover unrealistic bids and ensure outsourced projects stay on track with our proven methodology.
We help you deploy and sustain comprehensive estimation capabilities across the enterprise.
Confidently negotiate demand limits and match demands to your current resources.
Quantitative assessment of your program that focuses on technical feasibility, schedule, cost, and reliability.
Find out if your software team’s productivity and quality compare to organizations building similar products
A government client hires QSM to perform a software productivity benchmark and learns they are overstaffing their projects. Cutting their team size in half enabled delivery of a higher quality product with twice as much functionality at a savings of $4.3M dollars.
Case Study · Government IT Developer
Large US Federal agency hires QSM to produce the quantitative evidence they need to terminate a bad contract, saving $30M. Institutionalized use of quantitative methods for acquisition and management of software projects saves over $25M.
Case Study · US Federal Government Agency with nearly 50,000 employees
US Federal agency leverages QSM Consulting and SLIM® estimation software to evaluate vendor bid for mission critical project. Analysis showed that the vendor proposal was unattainable; alternative plan reduced software project costs by $600K.
Case Study · US Federal Government Agency
GSA IT-70 Contract # GS-35F-319GA Period: March 24, 2017 — March 23, 2022 GSA Price List
GSA Professional Services Schedule (PSS) (MOBIS) Contract No. GSA GS-00F-140GA Period: March 9, 2017 — March 8, 2022
CIO-SP3 (OMB Authorized Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) as a subcontractor to SeKON
Department of Homeland Security Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge II Unrestricted (DHS Eagle II) as a subcontractor to LMI
Additionally, QSM qualifies as a Small Business under the SBA’s Table of Size Standards (1 Oct 2017) for all its NAICS codes: 611430, 511210, 511199, 519190, 541511, 541618, 541519, 541690, 541611, 541512.
We offer a variety of industrial-strength solutions to meet all needs and budget requirements, including complete solutions, "lite" versions, and incremental build-outs.
We typically recommend a staged implementation, as it enables a client to realize significant value while getting to know our process. We also suggest working with us on a single project, to start. You’ll get a good feel for QSM consulting, its benefits, and its suitability for your organization.
Please contact our solution design consultants at 800 424-6755 to discuss your individual needs and constraints. We’ll draft a statement of work, and then work with your procurement team to get a master service agreement in place. Once a purchase order has been issued, we’ll start to execute the project.