CAD Mod 4: Estimating Practice

Complete the following items--Make sure to answer each question and each of its parts completely. Provide explanation for why you made your decisions backed up by numbers:

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Complexity Weight Table Number of inputs 15 Number of outputs 20 Number of inquiries 10 Number of files 30 Number of interfaces 50 Rated complexity low Rated complexity average Rated complexity average Rated complexity average Rated complexity high a. What is the estimated project duration? b. If 20 people are available for the project, what is the estimated project duration? c. If the project must be completed in six months, how many people will be needed for the project? @ Case 5.2 Post-Graduation Adventure Josh and Mike met as roommates during freshiman vear at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite a rocky start they became best friends. They are planning a two-week adventure together to celebrate their graduation in June. Josh has never been to Europe and wants to visit France or Spain. Mike spent a semester abroad in Aarhus, Denmark, and traveled extensively in northern Europe. Even though Mike has never been to France or Spain, he wants to go to someplace more exotic, like South Africa or Vietnam. For the past week they have been arguing over where they should go. Josh argues that it will cost too much to fly to South Africa or Vietnam, while Mike counters that it will be much cheaper to travel in Vietnam or South Africa once they are there. They agree that they can spend no more than $3,500 each on the trip and could be gone for only two weeks. One evening when they were arguing with each other over beers with friends, Sara said, \"Why don't you use what you learned in your project management class to decide what to do?\" Josh and Mike looked at each other and agreed that made perfect sense. 1. Assume you are either Mike or Josh; how would you go about making a decision using project management methodology? 2. Looking first at only cost, what decision would you make? 3. After cost, what other factors should be considered before making a decision? CAD Mod 4: Estimating Practice 3 Complete the following items--Make sure to answer each question and each of its parts completely. Provide explanation for why you made your decisions backed up by numbers: 6. Assume you are the project manager for the Tidal 2 software project. You have been asked to calculate the expected cost for the project. Your company's database indicates that developers can handle eight function points each person-month and that the cost per developer at your firm is $5,000 per month. You and your team of five developers have come up with the following requirements: Elements Count Complexity Inputs 10 Low Outputs 4 Low Inquiries 4 High Files 28 Medium Interfaces 18 High Using the \"complexity weighting\" scheme shown in [' Table 5.2 and the information provided, calculate the total number of function points, the estimated cost, and the estimated duration of the Tidal 2 project. 7. Omega 2 Project. Using the \"complexity weighting\" scheme shown in (& Table 5.2 and the following function point Page 161 complexity weight table, estimate the total function point count. Assume historical data suggest five function points equal one person a month and six people have been assigned to work on the project