Title:  Project Management: Chapter 5: Exercise 5.3, Question 3 from Larson & Gray (2010) Textbook

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The question is from the textbook below:

Larson, E., & Gray, C. (2010). Project management: The management process (5th ed.). New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Exercise 5.3, Q3: Firewall Project XT.  Using the “complexity weighting” scheme shown in Table 5.2 and the function point complexity weighted table shown below, estimate the total function point count.  Assume historical data suggest five function points equal one person a month and six people can work on the project.

1. Number of inputs        10        Rated complexity low
2. Number of outputs      20        Rated complexity average
3. Number of inquires     10         Rated complexity average
4. Number of files           30        Rated complexity high
5. Number of interfaces   50        Rated complexity high

1. What is the estimated project duration?
2.  If 20 people are available for the project, what is the estimated project duration?
3.  If the project must be completed in six months, how many people will be needed for the project?