QSM Shipping SLIM Suite 6.1 Software Lifecycle Management Solution.MCLEAN, Va. -- QSM QSM Queen's Service Medal (New Zealand) QSM Quality System Manual QSM Quantitative Software Management, Inc (McClean, VA) QSM Quality Assurance and Safety of Medicines (WHO) , Inc. today announced the general availability of SLIM Suite 6.1, the latest version of the company's renowned software lifecycle management Software Lifecycle Management is the concept that an Independent software vendor can control how its software is licensed and used throughout its usable lifecycle. Because software is not always a static product, vendor's often add additional features and/or updates for security purposes. solution. Used for managing both internal and outsourced application development, SLIM comprises five elements five elements, n.pl fire, water, earth, wood, and metal; in Chinese medicine, each of these five components is used to organize phenomena for use in clinical applications. Each of the elements corresponds to a specific function (i.e. , which can be used individually or in the integrated suite: SLIM-Control, SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-DataManager, SLIM-Metrics, and SLIM-MasterPlan. All SLIM Suite elements are compatible with Microsoft's Access open architecture, and allow seamless interfaces to any ODBC-compliant tool. And, all can export to and import from the latest version of MS Project, including multi-level Work Breakdown Structure (project) Work Breakdown Structure - (WBS) A division of a project into tasks and subtasks. The tasks are numbered to indicate their relationship to each other. WBSs are indespensible for project planning, particularly when estimating time and resource requirements. (WBS WBS - Work Breakdown Structure ) files. An improved API also facilitates the importing of statistics and other information from leading independent tool suites, such as those provided by IBM/Rational and Telelogic. SLIM-Estimate now offers a more robust, detailed WBS, with Skill Categories, Task and Resource breakdowns, and enhanced Gantt charts. Unlike typical estimating tools, SLIM can utilize sizing metrics beyond lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. or function points; it can also use component sizing measures such as programs, modules, objects, classes, use cases, and requirements. In addition to the five sizing methods built into the tool, SLIM offers an infinitely flexible spreadsheet sizing template using Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. . Serving as the basis for the SLIM-Estimate benchmarking solution is SLIM-Metrics, derived from one of the most comprehensive databases of completed software projects ever collected. The most recent QSM database update represents over 7,000 projects, 600 development languages, 685 million lines of code, and 1.7 million function points from more than 500 organizations in 18 countries worldwide. SLIM-Control now offers Rolling Average Capability, as well as refined, seamless consistency with the rest of the suite. And, SLIM-Datamanager is completely redesigned and even easier to use. Information from independent tools, in such areas as requirements definition, design, configuration management and defect tracking In engineering, defect tracking is the process of finding defects in a product, (by inspection, testing, or recording feedback from customers), and making new versions of the product that fix the defects. , is critical to the world-class project management delivered by this newest version of the SLIM Suite. With its strong integration capabilities, SLIM delivers unparalleled project planning project planning - project management and management. Commercial and government enterprises worldwide use SLIM in three critical stages: to estimate the cost and schedule for new projects; to benchmark completed projects against others; and to measure and control "in-flight" projects to prevent overruns. Backward-compatible with previous versions, SLIM Suite 6.1 is available now from QSM, its U.S. affiliate QSM Associates, and the network of QSM offices worldwide. Typical pricing for the SLIM 6.1 Suite is $6,900 per seat in a 10-pack site license. Any SLIM module is $4,550/seat in a 10-pack site license setting. The price decreases as modules are added. About QSM Founded by software engineering pioneer Larry Putnam in 1978, QSM's goal is to help clients become world-class software developers and reduce the overall expense of software development projects. QSM's SLIM software tools and consultative approach capture the management numbers that enable organizations to effectively estimate, track, and benchmark their software development and maintenance projects. The company is based in McLean, Virginia McLean is an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. A small geographic area along Chain Bridge Road in Arlington County has a 22101 zip code and is also part of McLean. , with offices and affiliates in Massachusetts, France, The Netherlands, and the U.K. Additional information is available at www.qsm.com. About QSM Associates Through state-of-the-art software measurement and estimating tools combined with techniques from modern negotiation science, QSM Associates has been helping clients solve deadline and budget challenges for 15 years. Drawing on its experience with the Program on Negotiation, an inter-university consortium made up of Harvard, Tufts and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology , QSMA helps enterprises negotiate and achieve successful project conclusions. Through the Cutter Consortium Cutter Consortium, founded by Karen Fine Coburn in 1986[1] as Cutter Information Corp., is an American information technology research company.[2] In 1990, Cutter purchased the American Programmer journal (now called Cutter IT Journal), and partnered with its , an industry think-tank, QSMA publishes executive reports and research on agile project management, business IT trends, outsource advisory, and software measurement and benchmarking. Information is available at www.QSMA.com. NOTE: SLIM, SLIM Suite, SLIM-Control, SLIM-Estimate, SLIM-DataManager, SLIM-Metrics, and SLIM-MasterPlan are trademarks of QSM, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners, and are used for identification purposes only. |
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