Errata for Head First PMP

Typo in the second line of 2nd paragraph of first Dumb Question answer, "availble" (...your team members won't be availble for...) should be "available".

Question 3, second sentence "initaitives" (The initaitives are tracked...) should be "initiatives".

"It's thankless work keeping the buiness running, I'll give you that, but where would you be without me?" Should be spelled "bu s iness"

" There you again ..."thankless work." Should be "There you go again".

"proceses" in the following sentence should be "processes" "That way, when the proceses in the Executing and Closing process groups are finished..."

Note from the Author or Editor:
The word "processes" is misspelled as "proceses" on 65 and the bottom annotation on 318. "Process" is misspelled as "proces" on 303 (9 down).

The text says "For example, the Initiating Group only has two processes, and they both show up in the Integration Management knowledge area". This is incorrect. As per the PMBOK guide 4th edition page 74, out of the 2 processes - 1 shows up in the Integration Management knowledge area while the other one in the Project Communications Management knowledge area.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Remove the phrase: , and they both show up in the Integration Management knowledge area

"proejct" should be "project" in the description for Project Statement of Work: "This is a description of the business need, scope, and how the proejct fits into the strategic plan."

In the shaded Acme Travel Business Case Document, last line of Related Projects paragraph, "Horiticulture" (Midwestern High School Horiticulture Club World Tour) should be "Horticulture".

"opinions" has been misspelled as "opnions"

The Business Case Document is an "input to" Develop Project Charter.

Note from the Author or Editor:
In the annotation under A, change "one of the tools and techniques from" to "one of the inputs to"

"Updates" spelled incorrectly as "Udpates" in "Project Management Plan Udpates"

"Updates" spelled incorrectly as "Udpates" in "Project Document Udpates"

PMIS (Project Management Information System) is not an input or output! It's a tool that might have its use in Direct and Manage Project Execution process.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Move the "Project Management Information System" magnet into "Tools"

Very minor error. For a multiple choice question, the options listed are A, B, A, A. Should be A, B, C, D

Third answer, third sentence "You’ll have to change your product scope to include the work that’s caused by product scope changes." should read "You’ll have to change your PROJECT scope to include the work that’s caused by product scope changes."

write then down -> write them down

The sentence "... for your project and and working out..." should be "... for your project and working out...", where the unnecessary "and" has to be removed.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Fix this in line 2 of 165. Also, change "and and" to "and" on 178 (in the second line of the bottom annotation).

The word "requriements" should be "requirements".

"enivronment" as in "Underwater enivronment" misspelled. Should be "environment".

misspelling of alignment- allignment

The answer to Qs 3 is written to be "Facilitated Workshop". However, the question mentions that the group brainstormed then voted to rank requirements, which is the Nominal Group Technique. Please confirm.

Note from the Author or Editor:
Change upside-down answer #3 to "Nominal Group Technique"

Upside down answers, 2. Questionairre should be 2. Questionnaire Also, 3 describes the Nominal Group Technique, not Facilitated Workshop.

"getting done a project" should be "getting done on a project"

Answer choice is misspelled "Requiremnts", should be "Requirements"

"The project Management Plan tells you how manage all of the different knowledge areas" should be "The project Management Plan tells you how to manage all of the different knowledge areas"

"Docuement" should be "Document" in "Project Document Updates"

The word "one" is spelled as "onc" in the hint for 8 Across: 8. When onc change leads to another and another and another, it's called scope _______________.

"ask to have an Define" should be a define

The thick black arrows from the inputs to the funnel are missing.

Per PMBOK Guide, PERT is the acronym for Program Evaluation Review Technique, not Project Evaluation Review Technique. A duplicate "the" in the sentence "Since the pessimistic and optimistic estimates are less likely to happen than the the normal estimate," "expectued" should be "expected" in the following sentence: "..., and then the whole thing is divided by 6 to give an expectued duration."

"project schedule netowrk diagram" should be "project schedule network diagram"

Head First PMP 2nd Ed, Pg.303 - Timecross. Typo in clue #9 Down: The word "process" is mispelled as "proces". The last "s" is missing.

The crossword puzzles has no information where to find the solution (here page 310).

Note from the Author or Editor:
Add "Answers on page 310 ->" to the bottom of the page (like on other crossword puzzle pages)

5: B. Analogous Estimating. This question's answer is " This is another example of asking somebody who has direct experience with this kind of work to give an estimate." SO the answer must be C,Expert Judgment

Note from the Author or Editor:
Change 5 to: "5: C. Expert Judgment"

The C or D answers for question 9 are mislabeled as A & B (so the four available answers are A B A B, not A B C D). Also, I disagree with the answer for question nine on page 385. The question at the end of the lead in is asking "What BEST describes the current state of the project?" It is not asking what is forecasted, which I agree the PM is concerned about, and which TCPI would make sense as an answer. I took this question as looking for "the Best" answer, which to me is the second B answer (normally, this would be the C answer) The project is CURRENTLY on target. Please help me understand better than what was explained in the book.

"requrements" should be "requirements" in "Remember how you spent all that time collecting requrements..."

The word "building" is incorrectly spelled as "buiilding": Original: "It's not enough to have a team know the end product that they're buiilding;" Corrected: "It's not enough to have a team know the end product that they're building;"

3rd sentence in this section doesn't make sense: "But that's not the most the only facet of team motivation that you need to be concerned with" (also bad grammar ending with preposition. 4th sentence begins "Your team also needs to how how they tasks..." should say "their task".

"acount" should be "account" in "Collaborating means working with other people to make sure that their viewpoints and perspectives are taken into acount."

Note from the Author or Editor:
The same typo is in the annotation on 335 (second to last line).

"coffeee" should be "coffee"

Add "be" before "monitored" in "You can use these values to figure out which of your risks need a pretty solid mitigation plan, and which can monitored as the project goes on."

"Teaming Agreenents" should be "Teaming Agreements"

Note from the Author or Editor:
This typo is also on 614 and 626.

"comapnies" should be "companies" in "Many comapnies have a list of sellers who they consider qualified to work for them because of past project performance."

The word "fallowing" should be "following." The angel says: "I would never do a project without fallowing ALL of the . . ." Correct version: "I would never do a project without following ALL of the . . ."

The word "discriminates" should be singular. Original: C. Submit a written request that the contractor no longer discriminates Corrected: C. Submit a written request that the contractor no longer discriminate

I calculated the same value for CPI: 0.7597. However, option D also says the project is within budget. The answer on pg 692 also says this CPI indicates the project is within budget. But on pg 356, the book states "you've blown your budget if CPI is less than 1." PMBOK also states "a CPI value less than 1.0 idicates a cost overrun for work completed." Answer D should say "CPI is .7597, so I've exceeded my budget."

Note from the Author or Editor:
On page 677 in question 15 answer D, change "I'm within my budget" to "I've exceeded my budget" On page 692 in the answer to question 15, change "3,570" to "3,575" and change "you're within your budget" to "you've exceeded your budget"

The word "begging" should be "being" in the sentence: ". . . you're begging asked to . . ."

on page 732 question number 142 the answer on page 772 indicate that the total number = 1253+752+14=2019 while it should be =7+1253+752+14= 2026 so communication channels = 2026*2025/2=2051325 not as written in the answer = 2037171

Note from the Author or Editor:
In question 142 on page 732 (and the answer on 772) change "7 subcontractors and a total of" to "7 subcontractor companies with a total of"

on page 740 question #177 the answer on page 778 indicate that it is A while explanation indicate it is B I think it should be B not A

Note from the Author or Editor:
On p778 change the answer of question 177 to "177. Answer: B"