Software Project Clairvoyance - A Story About the Power of Data By Larry Putnam Jr (January 30, 2014) Can advances in data-driven estimation turn software project failure into a distant memory? Well, if learning from experience is the key to success, imagine what you could do with real-time access to three decades of research, thousands of projects and more than 600 industry trends.
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
Measurement Improves Tender Evaluation By Anthony Hemens (September 1, 1997) How to track software project estimate and plan metrics and compare them to the completed project data of potential suppliers to determine which supplier is right for your software project.