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SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_70Changes.doc file in the SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Upgrade zip file.

SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Upgrade (1.97 MB)

Workstation Install

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 7.0 users
Note: Download and install ONLY if you are running SLIM-Suite from a network file server. To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Workstation setup folder on the server. You will find this folder inside the Tools70 folder on the server (the default location is <network drive letter>\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). This update fixes an installation issue some users were experiencing when running the Workstation setup. You need only download and install one instance of this upgrade - for convenience, a copy of the upgrade appears under each tool section of the Downloads page (e.g., SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control, etc.)

Workstation install upgrade

SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Samples & Templates

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade the Samples & Templates, download and unzip the Upgrade files to the Samples and Templates folders inside your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). These samples and templates contain the 2008 QSM trend lines.

SLIM-Estimate IT templates

SLIM-Estimate Engineering templates

Sample files (all products)

SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Estimate 7.0 Users Manual (6.75 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Estimate 7.0 API Documentation

Licensed Users Only
The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. SLIM-SUITE 7.0 Application Programmers Interface Documentation (6.7 MB) format into a folder of your choosing. Documentation for the Entire SLIM Suite API (Estimate, Control, and DataManager) will be downloaded. To see which documents and files apply to SLIM-Estimate, consult the Readme.doc file.

SLIM-Estimate 6.3b Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 6.3 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 6.3a or b. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools63). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_63bChanges.doc file in the SLIM-Estimate 6.3b Upgrade zip file (SEST63b.zip).

SLIM-Estimate 6.3b Upgrade (1.97 MB)

SLIM-Estimate 6.3 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Estimate 6.3 Users Manual (6.99 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Estimate 6.3 API Documentation

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The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. SLIM-SUITE 6.3 Application Programmers Interface Documentation

2005 Trend Line Updates

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 6.1 users (6.3 users will have the 2005 trends automatically).
The 2005 Trend Line Update upgrades the PI, MBI and trend line runtime files used by SLIM-Estimate 6.1. To install the trends, download and unzip the 05SEtrends.zip (648 KB) into the directory where SLIM-Estimate is installed. After updating, you will still have access to the 2002 trends. See the UpdatingSLIMTrends.doc file in the zip file for more information about the upgrade.

SLIM-Estimate 6.1 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Estimate 6.1 Users Manual (5.43 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

SLIM-Control 7.0 Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Control 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_70Changes.doc file in the SLIM-Control 7.0 Upgrade zip file.

SLIM-Control 7.0 Upgrade (1.97 MB)

Workstation Install

Licensed SLIM-Control 7.0 users
Note: Download and install ONLY if you are running SLIM-Suite from a network file server. To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Workstation setup folder on the server. You will find this folder inside the Tools70 folder on the server (the default location is <network drive letter>\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). This update fixes an installation issue some users were experiencing when running the Workstation setup. You need only download and install one instance of this upgrade - for convenience, a copy of the upgrade appears under each tool section of the Downloads page (e.g., SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control, etc.)

Workstation install upgrade

SLIM-Control 7.0 Samples & Templates

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade the Samples & Templates, download and unzip the Upgrade files to the Samples and Templates folders inside your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). These samples and templates contain the 2008 QSM trend lines.

SLIM-Control templates

Sample files (all products)

SLIM-Control 7.0 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Control 7.0 Users Manual (6.1 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Control 7.0 API Documentation

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Note: The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-SUITE 7.0 Application Programmers Interface Documentation (6.7 MB) format into a folder of your choosing. Documentation for the Entire SLIM Suite API (Estimate, Control, and DataManager) will be downloaded. To see which documents and files apply to SLIM-Control, consult the Readme.doc file.

SLIM-Control 6.3b Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Control 6.3 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 6.3a or b. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder  (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools63). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_63bChanges.doc file in the SLIM-Control 6.3b Upgrade zip file (SCON63b.zip).

SLIM-Control 6.3b Upgrade (1.74 MB)

SLIM-Control 6.3 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Control 6.3 Users Manual (6.1 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Control 6.3 API Documentation

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Note: The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-SUITE 6.3 Application Programmers Interface Documentation (6.7 MB) format into a folder of your choosing. Documentation for the Entire SLIM Suite API (Estimate, Control, and DataManager) will be downloaded. To see which documents and files apply to SLIM-Control, consult the Readme.doc file.

2005 Trend Line Updates

Licensed SLIM-Control 6.1 users
The 2005 Trend Line Update upgrades the trend line runtime files used by SLIM-Control 6.1. To install the trends, download and unzip the 05SCtrends.zip (491 KB) into the directory where SLIM-Control is installed. After updating, you will still have access to the 2002 trends. See the UpdatingSLIMTrends.doc file in the zip file for more information about the upgrade.

SLIM-Control 6.1 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Control 6.1 Users Manual (6.47MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_70Changes.doc file in the SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 Upgrade zip file.

Workstation Install

Licensed SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 users
Note: Download and install ONLY if you are running SLIM-Suite from a network file server. To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Workstation setup folder on the server. You will find this folder inside the Tools70 folder on the server (the default location is <network drive letter>\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). This update fixes an installation issue some users were experiencing when running the Workstation setup. You need only download and install one instance of this upgrade - for convenience, a copy of the upgrade appears under each tool section of the Downloads page (e.g., SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control, etc.)

Workstation install upgrade

SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 Samples & Templates

Licensed SLIM-Estimate 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade the Samples & Templates, download and unzip the Upgrade files to the Samples and Templates folders inside your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). These samples and templates contain the 2008 QSM trend lines.

SLIM-MasterPlan samples only

Sample files (all products)

SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-MasterPlan 7.0 Users Manual (1.52 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3 Users Manual (1.52 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3b Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 6.3a or b. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools63). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_63bChanges.doc file in the SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3b Upgrade zip file (SMAS63b.zip).

SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3b Upgrade (811 KB)

SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3 Users Manual

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SLIM-MasterPlan 6.1 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-MasterPlan 6.1 Users Manual (1.56 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Metrics 7.0 Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Metrics 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_70Changes.doc file in the SLIM-Metrics 7.0 Upgrade zip file.

Workstation Install

Licensed SLIM-Metrics 7.0 users
Note: Download and install ONLY if you are running SLIM-Suite from a network file server. To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Workstation setup folder on the server. You will find this folder inside the Tools70 folder on the server (the default location is <network drive letter>\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). This update fixes an installation issue some users were experiencing when running the Workstation setup. You need only download and install one instance of this upgrade - for convenience, a copy of the upgrade appears under each tool section of the Downloads page (e.g., SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control, etc.)

Workstation install upgrade

SLIM-Metrics 7.0 Samples & Templates

Licensed SLIM-Metrics 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade the Samples & Templates, download and unzip the Upgrade files to the Samples and Templates folders inside your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). These samples and templates contain the 2008 QSM trend lines.

SLIM-Metrics samples only

Sample files (all products)

SLIM-Metrics 7.0 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Metrics 7.0 Users Manual (1.85 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-Metrics 6.3b Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-Metrics 6.3 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 6.3a or b. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools63). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_63bChanges.doc file in the SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3b Upgrade zip file (SMET63b.zip).

SLIM-Metrics 6.3b Upgrade (895 KB)

SLIM-Metrics 6.3 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Metrics 6.3 Users Manual (1.85 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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2005 Trend Line Updates

Licensed SLIM-Metrics 6.1 users.
The 2005 Trend Line Update upgrades the trend line runtime files used by SLIM-Metrics 6.1. To install the trends, download and unzip the 05SMtrends.zip (911 KB) into the directory where SLIM-Metrics is installed. After updating, you will still have access to the 2002 trends. See the UpdatingSLIMTrends.doc file in the zip file for more information about the upgrade.

SLIM-Metrics 6.1 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Metrics 6.1 Users Manual (2 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-DataManager 7.0 Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-DataManager 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_70Changes.doc file in the SLIM-DataManager 7.0 Upgrade zip file.

SLIM-DataManager 7.0 Samples & Templates

Licensed SLIM-DataManager 7.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 7.0. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact QSM support or your software administrator for further instructions.
To upgrade the Samples & Templates, download and unzip the Upgrade files to the Samples and Templates folders inside your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools70). These samples and templates contain the 2008 QSM trend lines.

SLIM-DataManager samples only

Sample files (all products)

SLIM-DataManager 7.0 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-DataManager 7.0 Users Manual (1.22 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-DataManager 7.0 API Documentation

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Note: The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-SUITE 7.0 Application Programmers Interface Documentation (6.7 MB) format into a folder of your choosing. Documentation for the Entire SLIM Suite API (Estimate, Control, and DataManager) will be downloaded. To see which documents and files apply to SLIM-DataManager, consult the Readme.doc file.

SLIM-DataManager 6.3b Upgrade

Licensed SLIM-DataManager 6.3 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must first be running SLIM Suite 6.3a or b. If you are running an earlier version of SLIM Suite, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Tools63). For more information on specific fixes or enhancements included in this upgrade, see the Suite_63bChanges.doc file in the SLIM-MasterPlan 6.3b Upgrade zip file (SDAT63b.zip).

SLIM-DataManager 6.3b Upgrade (932 KB)

SLIM-DataManager 6.3 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-DataManager 6.3 Users Manual (1.22 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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SLIM-DataManager 6.3 API Documentation

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Note: The API download requires a different password - be sure to use the API password provided. Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-SUITE 6.3 Application Programmers Interface Documentation (6.7 MB) format into a folder of your choosing. Documentation for the Entire SLIM Suite API (Estimate, Control, and DataManager) will be downloaded. To see which documents and files apply to SLIM-DataManager, consult the Readme.doc file.

SLIM-DataManager 6.3 Data Dictionary

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Note: This download contains the SLIM-DataManager Data Dictionary in Adobe PDF format. It contains an overview of the database structure, table and field descriptions, and a table relationships diagram. The data dictionary is useful for creating custom queries, reports, or forms in Access and can also be used to interface between DataManager .smp files and other ODBC-compliant applications or file formats.

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SLIM-DataManager 6.1 Users Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-DataManager 6.1 Users Manual (1.53 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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DataManager Data Collection Form

Contains a data collection form in Microsoft Excel format with field-by-field tips and online help screens. The data collection form may be distributed to collect data from locations without access to SLIM-DataManager.

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Estimate Express 6.0c Trend Line Upgrade

Licensed Estimate Express 6.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must have EstimateExpress 6.0 installed. If you are running an earlier version of Express, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Express60). This upgrade replaces the industry trends with the latest QSM reference information.

EstimateExpress 6.0c Trend Line Upgrade

Estimate Express 6.0c Sample Files Upgrade

Licensed Estimate Express 6.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must have EstimateExpress 6.0 installed. If you are running an earlier version of Express, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Samples directory in your application folder  (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Express60\Samples). This upgrade updates the sample files with the latest QSM template files.

EstimateExpress 6.0c Sample Files Upgrade

Estimate Express 6.0c Training Files Upgrade

Licensed Estimate Express 6.0 users
Note: To install this upgrade you must have EstimateExpress 6.0 installed. If you are running an earlier version of Express, contact or your software administrator for further instructions. To upgrade your installation, download and unzip the Upgrade file to the Training directory in your application folder (the default location is c:\Program Files\QSM\Express60\Training). This upgrade updates the training files with the latest available versions.

EstimateExpress 6.0c Training Files Upgrade

SLIM-Suite 6.3 Training Pack

Licensed Users Only
Contains the latest versions of the training files (15.5 MB) installed with SLIM-Suite 6.3.

Reload File

Licensed Users Only
Contains reload.bat, a DOS batch file referenced in the training course documentation.

Data Collection Forms

Contains an assortment of data collection forms (446 KB) for use with SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control, and SLIM-Metrics.

• SLIM-Estimate: Project Sizing and Estimation Data Form
• SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-Control: Post Implementation Data Form
• SLIM-Control: Data Requirements for Reconstructing Ongoing Projects
• SLIM-Control: Project Traffic Light Analysis Data Form
• SLIM-Metrics Data Collection Workbook
• SLIM-Metrics Data Entry Spreadsheet

SLIM Suite API Executive Summary

Contains a high-level overview of the SLIM Suite API functionality.

SLIM-Suite Installation Manual

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Executing this zip file unzips the SLIM-Suite Installation Manual (1.53 MB) in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format into a folder of your choosing.

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DataManager Data Collection Form

Contains a data collection form in Microsoft Excel format with field-by- field tips and online help screens. The data collection form may be distributed to collect data from locations without access to SLIM-DataManager.

Code Counters

Please see the code counters page for an extensive list of code counters for various languages.

2006 QSM Users Conference Presentation Files part 1

Contains the Microsoft PowerPoint slides (6.9 MB) from presentations given on the first half of the 2006 QSM Users Conference held at the Tower Club in McLean, VA on September 28th.

• "Effectively Managing Projects Throughout the Entire Motorola Development Lifecycle”, Gaylord Yu (Motorola) "
• "Transition to Metrics Driven Management” Duane Randall, (Misys)
• “Agile Productivity Metrics” Mike Mah (QSM Associates)
• "Introducing QSM Europe" Peter van der Stad (QSM Europe)

2006 QSM Users Conference Presentation Files part 2

Contains the Microsoft PowerPoint slides (7.8 MB) from presentations given on the second half of the 2006 QSM Users Conference held at the Tower Club in McLean, VA on September 28th.

• “Using SLIM to Objectively Compare COTS, New Development, and Enhancement alternatives” Joe Madden (BearingPoint)
• “Agile Management Software Release Increments,”, "Offshore Benchmark" Jim Greene, QSM Europe
• "QSM Tool Time: A discussion and demonstration of what is currently under development and an opportunity to tell QSM what capabilities you would like to see in the future." - Lauren Thayer, Doug Putnam, Dennis Palazzo
• "It Takes a Village To Build a World Class Software Metrics Database" Kate Armel (QSM)
• "Initial Research Circa 1975" Larry Putnam, Senior (QSM)