Errata
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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 51 note on the top left (with arrow) |
The note beginning "Here's where you put all..." at the very end is missing an end parenthesis. |
Anonymous | Feb 2009 |
| Printed | Page 55 1st paragraph, last line of first paragraph |
Sentence reads "... cookie process are the PMBOK(R) Guide Knowledge ares." |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 55 note on top right of page (with arrow) |
The note begins "The processes are...", in the second to the last line 'organize' is misspelled. |
Anonymous | Feb 2009 |
| Page 60 End of the last Q&A |
The question starting, "It seems like the Initiating and Planning process groups would be the same..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Eric Lentz | Feb 2009 | |
| Printed | Page 84 under project charter sample, 1st paragraph |
the "Project Description" should be in Bold |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 84 under project charter sample, 1st paragraph |
the "Project Description" should be in Bold |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 88 |
For clarity, an annotation was added under the last answer that reads: |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 96 |
The icon for "Project Statement of Work" should be replaced with "Preliminary Scope Statement" (which |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 96 |
The icon for "Project Statement of Work" should be replaced with "Preliminary Scope Statement" (which can |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 100 under the "Exercise" |
"Theteachers" should be "The teachers", "Justas" should be "Just as", and "Oneof" should be "One of" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 100 under the "Exercise" |
"Theteachers" should be "The teachers", "Justas" should be "Just as", and "Oneof" should be "One of" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 102 Output Description in the drawing |
The third output says: Implemented Change Request, or Defect Repair Preventative or Corrective Action. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Feb 2009 |
| Printed | Page 114 3rd paragraph |
This text: |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 116,117 graphic |
The outputs should include Administration closure Procedure, contact closure procedure and Final product,service and OPA. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 128 in question 3 answer D should be "Forecasts". |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 | |
| Printed | Page 130 Question 10 Answer B |
"Monitor and Control Project Execution" should be "Monitor and Control Project Work process" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 130 Question 10 Answer B |
"Monitor and Control Project Execution" should be "Monitor and Control Project Work process" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 134 in the explanation for answer 3, change "collected" to |
"turned into forecasts". |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 145 Top half of the page |
"When people talk about scoping out their projects, ..." should be "products" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 145 Top half of the page |
"When people talk about scoping out their projects, ..." should be "products" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 146 erd column, 1st paragraph |
"You'll have to change your product scope ..." should be "project" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 146 erd column, 1st paragraph |
"You'll have to change your product scope ..." should be "project" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 156 last paragraph |
"Once the work is complete, you're going have to make ..." should be "you're going to have to make ..." |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 156 last paragraph |
"Once the work is complete, you're going have to make ..." should be "you're going to have to make ..." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 176 The picture has two problems. On the left-hand side, there are |
three icons. The one for the scope management plan needs to be replaced |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 176 WSB Graphic |
The WBS Dictionary is composed of (i)Scope Statement (ii)WBS (iii) WBS |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 176 WSB Graphic |
The WBS Dictionary is composed of (i)Scope Statement (ii)WBS (iii) WBS |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 183 the machine is titled Scope Planning Process and should |
change to Scope Control Process. |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 194 point NO# 5 |
"... Scope Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, and Product Scope... " should be "... Scope |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 194 point NO# 5 |
"... Scope Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, and Product Scope... " should be "... Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, and WBS Dictionary ..." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 206 Answer 13 callout |
The callout reading Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 206 point NO# 13 |
"... then decide on the best one, that's variance analysis" shuld be "alternatives analysis" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 206 point NO# 13 |
"... then decide on the best one, that's variance analysis" should be "alternatives analysis" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 231 2nd statement in answering the 2nd question |
"singing couldn't start until after the music had started" should be "singing couldn't finish until |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 231 2nd statement in answering the 2nd question |
"singing couldn't start until after the music had started" should be "singing couldn't finish until after the music had started" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 238 The following note should be added to page 238: "There are two more |
outputs -- requested changes (for change control) and a resource |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 250 The critical path answers on step 3 are incorrect. Activity B |
and C should swap places, as should the Finish sections of the first two lines. |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 257 On the diagram |
- It's got an extra box -- remove "Activity E". There should be one arrow going from the "Activity D" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 257-265 A corrected version of pages 257-265 can be found here - |
http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596102340/hfpmp_ch06_errata_pp257-265.pdf |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 257 On the diagram |
- It's got an extra box -- remove "Activity E". There should be one arrow going from the "Activity D" box to the "Finish" box. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 259 bottom paragraph (bullet #3), p260 in the graphic for EF of Activity D; These errors concern |
the newly revised errata provided at the url http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596102340/ |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 259 |
In Bullet 3: |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 259 p259 bottom paragraph (bullet #3), p260 in the graphic for EF of Activity D; These errors concern the newly revised errata provided at the url http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596102340/hfpmp_ch06_errata_pp257-265.pdf |
p. 259 |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 260 |
We left out a step in the backwards pass calculation -- the last node in every |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 260 Diagram 1 & Diagram 2 |
The EF of Activity D should be 2 |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 260 |
We left out a step in the backwards pass calculation -- the last node in every |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 260 Diagram 1 & Diagram 2 |
The EF of Activity D should be 2 |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 262 2nd to last graphic for activity E |
This concerns the revised section for p 257 - 265 provided at http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596102340/ |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 262 the 2nd to last graphic depicts activity E in path D-E-H as having a duration of 6, although |
it's indicated as a duration of 8 in all other areas. |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 262 2nd to last graphic for activity E |
This concerns the revised section for p 257 - 265 provided at http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596102340/hfpmp_ch06_errata_pp257-265.pdf |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 275 First input on left input drawing |
"Scope management plan" changed to "schedule management plan". |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 281 Timecross Down 3 |
March 2007 edition |
Anonymous | Feb 2009 |
| Printed | Page 311 |
Resource Calendar, Project Schedule, Contract, and Cost Management Plan |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 311 |
Resource Calendar, Project Schedule, Contract, and Cost Management Plan |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 322 Question |
In the 4th row, remove "are" in the sentence "The workers are will not ba vailabale..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Feb 2009 |
| Printed | Page 325 under the point number 3: PV |
"then the Earned Value is " should be "then the Planned Value is " |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 325 under the point number 3: PV |
"then the Earned Value is " should be "then the Planned Value is " |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 333 has all the |
answers filled in, and it shouldn't. |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 333 has all the |
answers filled in, and it shouldn't. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 334 bottom of the page - Calculating CPI & CV |
"CPI= $5,000 / $5,750 = 0.869" Should be "CPI= $4,000 / $5,750 = 0.696" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 334 bottom of the page - Calculating CPI & CV |
"CPI= $5,000 / $5,750 = 0.869" Should be "CPI= $4,000 / $5,750 = 0.696" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 349 Calculating SV |
"SV = $5000 - $4000 = $1000" should be "SV = $4000 - $5000 = -$1000" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 349 Calculating SV |
"SV = $5000 - $4000 = $1000" should be "SV = $4000 - $5000 = -$1000" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 354 and 359 in question 2, "PV (BCWP)" should be changed to "PV (BCWS)" |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 | |
| Printed | Page 388 pareto chart q3 |
The text is incorrect. There is no "cumulative percentage of Design Defects." There is a cumulative percentage of Machine, Materials, and Design Defects; or perhaps a cumulative percentage of defects, ordered by frequency, including Design Defects. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 396 Inputs |
The annotation that to "Implemented Corrective Actions" is incorrect. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 426 Top of staffing management plan; The resource histogram looks suspiciously like a QC histogram. It makes it difficult to answer Question 1 on the next page. |
To fix, replaced with new histogram supplied by author. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 473 Last paragraph |
Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 496 The first question asks for the kind of communication when an |
applicant comes late and dressed unprofessionally. The answer is |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 496 The second question asks for the kind of communication when |
the applicant is replying sarcastically. The answer is paralingual, not |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 505 2nd paragraph |
The definition of ETC is incorrect. The last sentence of this paragraph should be: "ThatŐs why you use |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 505 2nd paragraph |
The definition of ETC is incorrect. The last sentence of this paragraph should be: "ThatŐs why you use EAC (which helps you estimate your project's total cost) and ETC (which gives you a good idea of how much more money you think you'll spend between now and when it ends)." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 523 bottom, upper right cell of the probability/impact table |
At the bottom of page 523 in the probability/impact table, the number in the upper-right cell representing .9 x .9 (89) was changed to .81. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 538 The icon on the top of page 538 for Risk Response Planning shows the |
process group as "Monitoring & Controlling Process group". "Risk |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 552 The only "Which-is-not" question on the page |
The answer to the question should be "C" (Reserve Analysis), not "D" (Monte Carlo Analysis). The |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 552 The only "Which-is-not" question on the page |
The answer to the question should be "C" (Reserve Analysis), not "D" (Monte Carlo Analysis). The explanations for both are correct, however the sentence "D has to be the answer" should be removed, since it is incorrect. "C has to be the answer". |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 554 top of the page |
In the "Sharpen your pencil Solution" at the top of page 554, the text says: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 555 bottom comment |
The last sentence is incomplete: "That puts you ahead by $147 - but only if there's a ..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 555 Annotations point to incorrect numbers. In the annotation at the bottom of the page, the last 2 words are missing. |
Redirected annotation arrows and circles to point to correct numbers. Extended text box in bottom annotation to show cut-off text. |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 584 FPIF, "Risks to the Buyer" |
It should read "There's still not much risk to the buyer in fixed price |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
| Printed | Page 584 FPIF, "Risks to the Buyer" |
It should read "There's still not much risk to the buyer in fixed price |
Anonymous | Jul 2008 |
| Printed | Page 584 FPIF, "Risks to the Buyer" |
It should read "There's still not much risk to the buyer in fixed price |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 615 In the answer for question 10 on page 615, the last few words should be |
changed from "the buyer makes" to "the seller is paid". |
Anonymous | Oct 2007 |
