Chapter 5

1. Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband, Serge, are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits
high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans for the house
show the size of the house to be 2,900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar
to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately, Serge is a retired plumber and feels he
can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take care of
the interior decorating.
The following average cost information is available from a local bank that makes loans to local
contractors and disperses progress payments to contractors when specific tasks are verified as
complete.

24 % Excavation and framing complete

8 % Roof and fireplace complete
3 % Wiring roughed in
6 % Plumbing roughed in
5 % Siding on
17 % Windows, insulation, walks, plaster, and garage complete
9 % Furnace installed
4 % Plumbing fixtures installed
10 % Exterior paint, light fixtures installed, finish hardware installed
6 % Carpet and trim installed
4 % Interior decorating
4 % Floors laid and finished

a. What is the estimated cost for the Tolstoy’s house if they use contractors to complete all of
the house? ( Estimasi total biaya untuk Rumah Tolstoy jika mereka menggunakan kontraktor
untuk menyelesaikan proyek mereka ?)
 Estimasi Total Biaya untuk Rumah Tolstoy = Luas rumah x $120/meter
= 2.900 x $120
= $348.000
b. Estimate what the cost of the house would be if the Tolstoys use their talents to do some of
the work themselves. ( Estimasi biaya yang mereka keluarkan jika mereka menggunakan apa
yang mereka miliki untuk membangun sendiri ?)
 Perkiraan Penghematan untuk pekerjaan pipa dan dekorasi interior :
Plumbing roughed in 6% x $348.000 = $20.880
Plumbing fixtures installed 4% x $348.000 = $13.920
Interior decorating 4% x $348.000 = $13.920
Total saving = $48.720
Estimasi Total Biaya untuk menyelesaikan rumah mereka menggunakan apa yang mereka
miliki = Total Biaya Awal – Penghematan
= $348.000-$48.720
= $299.280

2. Below is a project WBS with cost apportioned by percents. If the total project cost is
estimated to be $600,000, what are the estimated costs for the following deliverables?
a. Design?
b. Programming?
c. In-house testing?
What weaknesses are inherent in this estimating approach?
Penyelesaian :
a. Design = $600.000 x 40%
= $240.000
b. Programming = $600.000 x 20%
= $120.000
c. In House Testing = $600.000 x 40%
= $240.000
Kelemahan dari metode perhitungan ini adalah
1. Data harus praktis dan tepat
2. Estimasi total biaya harus akurat untuk semua biaya agar tidak terjadi kesalahan perhitungan
pada semua biaya
3. Proyek ini harus serupa dengan proyek sebelumnya agar sub kiriman dapat lebih bernilai

3. Firewall Project XT. Using the “complexity weighting” scheme shown in Exercise 5.3 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.

Complexity Weighting
Elements Count Low Average High Total
Inputs 10 10 x 2 = 20
Outputs 20 20 x 6 = 120
Inquires 10 10 x 4 = 40
Files 30 30 x 12 = 360
Interfaces 50 50 x 15 = 750
Total = 1290
a. What is the estimated project duration? ( Estimasi durasi proyek ?)
Asumsikan bahwa ada 5 function points
Maka : 1290/ 5 = 258 orang/ bulan
Bila ada memungkinkan ada 6 orang, maka 258/6 = 43 Bulan
Sehingga bisa diperkirakan lama proyek sekitar 43 bulan

b. If 20 people are available for the project, what is the estimated project duration? ( Jika ada 20
orang yang tersedia untuk bekerja, berapa lama durasi proyek ?)
 Durasi proyek = 258/20
= 12.9 bulan
Maka diperkirakan durasi proyek selama 12.9 bulan

c. If the project must be completed in six months, how many people will be needed for the
project? ( Jika proyek dapat selesai dalam waktu 6 bulan, berapa orang yang dibutuhkan untuk
mengerjakan proyek ?)
 Durasi Proyek = Total Pekerja yang memungkinkan mengerjakan proyek / jumlah pekerja
yang dibutuhkan
6 bulan = 258 / x
X = 258/6
= 43 orang
Oleh karena itu, jumlah pekerja yang dibutuhkan untuk menyelesaikan proyek selama 6
bulann adalah sekitar 43 bulan