Since 1990, Q/P Management Group (Q/P) has been the industry-leading practitioner in software measurement and process improvement. Q/P delivers the highest quality consulting, methods, training, and tools to help clients improve their ability to measure, benchmark, outsource, estimate and manage software development and maintenance. Q/P is the recognized leader in the application of function point analysis techniques, and has established the world's largest functional size based software metrics benchmark database containing measurement statistics on thousands of projects and applications. Q/P's consulting and product offerings are organized around six "Centers of Excellence" that focus on the critical issues of process, productivity, and quality improvement facing software development organizations. Q/P's worldwide industry experience includes financial services, telecommunications, commercial software, computer vendors, insurance, manufacturing, transportation, defense, and government agencies.