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PDF Page 66
Relax Section

Forty-four processes might seem like a lot to remember....

Instead of "Forty-four", it should be "Forty-two"

Khwaja Naveed 
PDF Page 66
8th line

The original sentence is as followed:
Forty-four processes might seem like a lot to remember, b

In the PMBOK 4th version ,the number of processes is Forty-two.

EronYang 
Safari Books Online 395
Top right hand corner - Process Group

The Process Group for Perform Quality Assurance is shown as Monitoring and Controlling process group instead as Executing process group.

Anonymous 
Safari Books Online 395
Top right hand corner - Process Group

The Process Group for Perform Quality Assurance is shown as Monitoring and Controlling process group instead of Executing process group.

Anonymous 
Safari Books Online 395
Top right hand corner - Process Group

The Process Group for Perform Quality Assurance is shown as Monitoring and Controlling process group instead of Executing process group.

Anonymous 
Printed Page 470
"Sharpen Your Pencil" section

This errata is for 2nd edition. The section describing "Manage Project Team" outputs says, "... outputs from any process in the Monitoring & Controlling" process group... "

"Manage Project Team" is in the Executing process group, not the "Monitoring and Controlling" process group according to the PMBOK 4th Edition.

Anonymous 
Printed Page 499, 522
Middle and Top of page

This errata covers 2nd edition of the book. The "Manage Stakeholder Expectations" process is listed as in the Monitoring and Controlling process group.

According to PMBOK 4th edition, "Manage Stakeholder Expectations" is in the Executing processing group. This is correctly noted in the answer to "Exam Question" 12 (page 538 and 540).

Anonymous 
Printed Page 686
solution to processcross on has wrong puzzle solution shown

The Processcross puzzle (pages 668 & 669) have the wrong puzzle solution shown on pae 686. The puzzle solution does not match the original puzzle.

Anonymous 
Printed Page 686
Incorrect solution to Processcross crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzle on page 668 refers to answer on page 686. Puzzle solution is not the same puzzle. Answers to puzzle have not been included in the 2nd Edition.

Doreen Melling 
Printed Page 692
Answer 14

Under the answer explanations, the incorrect formula is given for TCPI. The answer shows TCPI = (EAC-EV) / (EAC-AC).

CORRECTION: The numerator in the TCPI formula should always be (BAC-EV) regardless if you are calculating TCPI based on BAC or EAC. Refer to page 369 in the book.

M.A. Morales 
PDF Page 778
Answer #177

Incorrect answer printed: The answer should be B but is shown as A. The rationale supports answer B.

Jim Park 


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