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Manpower Calculator

Estimate hours and resources needed for your tasks. Just answer a few simple questions about meetings, team size, and task complexity.

Manpower Calculator

Estimate hours and resources needed for your task based on type, complexity, and team structure.

Default: 40 hours
hours/week

Adjust the base hours per week for this task type. This is multiplied by complexity and duration.

weeks
people

Doing the actual work (100% allocation)

people

Providing oversight (variable allocation)

meetings

Calculation Results

Total Manpower
100
hours
Resource Count
1.25
person-weeks
Per Week
50.0
hours/week
Hours Breakdown:
Base work:80 hrs
Meetings:4 hrs
Code review:8 hrs
Documentation:4 hrs
Admin:4 hrs
Role Breakdown:
Operational Staff
100 hrs
1.25 person-weeks

Total effort: 100.0 hours over 2 weeks. This breaks down to 50.0 hours/week across 1 team member (50.0 hours/person/week). 4% of time in meetings.

💡 How to Use

  1. 1.Select your task type (Development, Design, Testing, etc.)
  2. 2.Choose complexity level (Simple, Medium, Complex)
  3. 3.Enter how many meetings per week and their duration
  4. 4.Set team size and project duration
  5. 5.Get instant manpower estimate!

✅ Pro Tips

  • • Add 15-20% buffer for unknowns
  • • Include all meetings in estimates
  • • Consider code review time
  • • Account for documentation needs
  • • Be realistic about complexity