QSM Database Blogs

Validated software development quality and performance data (size, time, effort, defects, and productivity) collected from over 14,400 completed software projects across a wide range of industries and application types.

Historical Data Software Project Estimation

New Video: How to Use Project History for Early Software Decisions

Leveraging relevant historical data makes your projects estimates more reliable and accurate.

The 2017 Software Almanac: Development Research Series

The 2017 Software Almanac focuses on the uses and advantages of parametric estimation and importance of quality as it pertains to software projects.

Top Programming Languages Revisited

Kate Armel shares the top 20 programming languages based on completed software projects in the QSM Database.

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The "Typical Software Project" Over Time

Data on what a "typical” IT project in the QSM historical database looks like, and how it has changed over time over 10 years.

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Ask Carol: No Free Lunch in Software Estimation and Benchmarking

The true value in rigorous software project data collection and validation.

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Ask Carol: How Many Projects Create a "History?"

How to get results right away using QSM's Industry Database of completed software project data.

A Year in Review

An overview of QSM achievements.