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.
Learn SLIM (Software Lifecycle Management) software features, benefits, and usage with hands-on practice and problem-solving.
QSM's self-paced courses equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to start using SLIM software at a time that's convenient for you! Fundamental software lifecycle management fundamental concepts, how and when to use key features, and training exercises are presented in an interactive video format.
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Statistical analysis, graphics, and reporting of software project performance to assess competitive positions and quantify the benefits of software process improvement
SLIM-Metrics contains the query, statistical, graphing, and reporting tools you need to assess and compare project performance. You can analyze any measure or metric against any other measure or metric.
SLIM-Metrics works with our SLIM-DataManager data repository tool to help you preserve software project histories, assess competitive positions, identify bottlenecks, quantify the benefits of process improvements, and defend future project estimates.
What you will learn:
Duration: 3 hours
Data repository and analytics for completed software project data to support software project, program, and portfolio estimate assumptions and risk assessment
SLIM-DataManager is a simple yet powerful data repository for your completed software project data. It supplies the data used by other SLIM-Suite tools to supply estimate input assumptions, validate software project estimates and forecasts, analyze and understand key data relationships, and create custom statistical trends.
Duration: 2 Hours
Software project oversight and machine learning real-time forecasts based on actual development productivity
SLIM-Control helps your software projects stay on course like a GPS navigation system does for your car. It goes beyond simple cost, schedule, and earned value project tracking to teach project control using product measures. Using statistical process control techniques, SLIM-Control compares project plans against project actuals—then generates forecasts to completion. It offers both built-in and user-defined metrics, as well as earned value charting and reporting.