Chapter10 - exercise3

Questions:

How many different communications channels does a project team with six people have? How many more communications channels would there be if the team grew to ten people?

Answers:

There is a formula for determining the number of communications channels where n is the number of people involved as follows:

Number of communications channels = (n (n-1)/2

Therefore, a project team with six people has 15 different communications channels; if the project team grew to ten people has 45 different communications channels.

1. n=6 , (6(6-1)/2) = 15 (communication channels)

2. n=10 , (10(10-1)/2) = 45 (communication channels)

References

1. Schwalbe, K. (2006). Information technology project management (4^th ed.). Boston Massachusetts: Thomson Course Technology.