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ROI Case Studies

QSM software intelligence turns tough challenges into measurable business value
Transportation Provider Reduces Tax Liability by $50M Using QSM Expert Analysis
A major transportation provider faced a huge tax liability related to a software portfolio that they acquired in a merger. QSM performed independent estimates of the cost to rebuild the applications and reduced their tax liability by $50 million.
Global Transportation Company Standardizes Estimation and Cuts Re‑baseline Costs by 90%
A global transportation and shipping company, maintaining 2500+ systems, leveraged QSM products and consulting and reduced the cost of rebaselining out-of-scope software projects by 90% and improved stakeholder satisfaction from more on-time deliveries.
Major Utility Company Saves $5M and Improves Budget Accuracy with SLIM‑Estimate®
A major utility company's IT department used QSM's software productivity benchmarking and IT portfolio budget analysis services, which identified $2.5M in probable overruns plus $5M in savings, and implements dramatically improved software estimation processes.
SLIM‑Estimate® Cuts Estimation Time by 2.5 Weeks and Saves $57K Annually
Corporate estimation group's process, requiring three people over a three-week period, realized over $57K labor cost savings by reducing the estimation team to one person, able to calculate and evaluate several software estimates in less than two days using SLIM®.
Major Integrator Improves Estimate Accuracy to 83% with SLIM‑Estimate® Calibration
Major system integrator calibrated SLIM® to their historical data and improved their software estimation accuracy, with 83% estimates within +/- 10% of actual and 91% within +/- 20% of actual project outcomes.
Engineering Director Cuts Team Size by 50% and Improves Productivity Using SLIM‑Estimate®
Major software engineering firm was able to show that a 50% staff reduction would not only result in huge cost savings, but also increase productivity to meet the aggressive time constraint. The second release delivered twice the functionality in 2/3rds the time.
Government IT Developer Cuts Costs by $4.3M and Frees Up 30 Staff with Productivity Benchmarking
A government client hires QSM to perform a software productivity benchmark and learns they are overstaffing their projects. Cutting their team size in half enabled delivery of a higher quality product with twice as much functionality at a savings of $4.3M dollars.
SLIM‑Suite Helps Telecom Supplier Deliver $150M System On Time and Meet Reliability Goals
A major telecommunications equipment supplier implements a mature software estimation process across multiple teams, delivering a $150M system on time, with higher profits and product reliability.
SLIM‑Estimate® Helps Client Avoid a 9‑Month, $3.3M Acquisition Mistake
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.
Medical Equipment Supplier Resets Expectations and Stabilizes Project Using SLIM‑Control®
A software quality manager for a major medical equipment supplier leverages SLIM® software project tracking and forecasting capabilities to reduce requirements growth, increase product quality, and negotiate realistic schedules and budgets.