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Kate Armel
Kate Armel has 12 years of experience providing technical and consultative support in the areas of software estimation, project tracking and forecasting, and industry benchmarking. Her responsibilities at QSM include authoring documentation and online help for SLIM-Suite applications; collecting and validating completed project data for the QSM database; producing industry regression trends for SLIM-Suite tools and client engagements; and research and analysis to support product development and client engagements. Ms. Armel was the Chief Editor and analyst/co-author of the 2006 QSM IT Software Almanac.
Recent Blog Entries
- Software Cost Estimation Article in The DACS Journal
- Part III: Finding the Optimal Team Size for Your Project
- Part II: Small Teams Deliver Lower Cost, Higher Quality
- Top Performing Projects Use Small Teams
- SLIM Suite Quick Reference Guide
- New Faces in QSM Support
- An In-Depth Look at the QSM Database
- Check Out Our New FAQs Page!
- Determining The Market Share of Popular Programming Languages
- 2011 IT Maintenance and Offshoring Survey
