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.
Even the best software development vendors can fall prey to wishful thinking.
But data-driven estimation, tracking, and benchmarking is grounded in thousands of real project outcomes–not hopes, opinions, assumptions, or marketing claims.
With QSM, you’ll get real-time access to three decades of research, thousands of projects, and over 600 industry trends–so you can anticipate the complex, often counterintuitive interactions between staff, schedule, defects, and productivity.
All of which means you’ll know when your software vendors are overcommitted–even before they do.
Our best-in-class software project estimation tool instantly calculates cost, schedule, and effort.
Manage outsourced projects with this project oversight and adaptive forecasting tool.
Web-based tool that provides business intelligence and transparency into your portfolio of projects.
Uncover unrealistic bids and ensure outsourced projects stay on track with our proven methodology.
Based on historical data, a quantitative project assessment that explores practical alternatives.
Get runaway projects back on track with a quantitative assessment and what-if alternatives.
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
QSM client uncovers an unrealistic vendor proposal and ineffective execution plan, avoiding major cost and schedule overruns of 9 months, 270 person-months, and $3.3 million dollars.
Case Study · Software Acquisition Department
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
When it comes to vendor management, we offer a variety of solutions - from tools to services or a combination of both - specifically tailored to your needs.
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