Errata
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 "Date 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 Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page several several |
p. 401 quaity instead of quality Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | May 14, 2013 | |
Printed | Page 499 499,522 |
Manage Stakeholder Expectations is a part of Executing Process Group. But in the book it is given as Monitoring and Control Process Group Note from the Author or Editor: |
Sindhu K | Mar 30, 2013 | |
ePub | Page 285 Top exercise solution |
Hello, Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Feb 27, 2013 | |
ePub | Page 440 Top Right Corner |
On page 440 of the Human Resources Planning chapter, it says that the Manage Project Team is part of the Monitoring & Controlling process. The PMBOK states that it is part of the Exeucting process group - pg 43 and p 324 (6th edition). Note from the Author or Editor: |
sylviacity | Jan 28, 2013 | |
PDF, | Page 104 just right to the "Relax" |
Head First PMP 2nd Edition Note from the Author or Editor: |
Johnny Shao | Oct 24, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 203 Outputs |
In the description of outputs of the process "Control Scope", the output "Change Request" is missing. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Mukund Toro | Sep 20, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 381 Question 13 |
According to the question and the proposed answer on p387 "earned value" is defined as "what you expect to spend on the project". Note from the Author or Editor: |
camilotto | Apr 29, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 173 2nd half |
The "Requirements Management" should go for CGW III (as the 3 other examples p 172-173) Note from the Author or Editor: |
camilotto | Apr 29, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 568 Calculation part 3 (bottom of page) |
The results of the calculation should be +30.7 (rather than -30.7) Note from the Author or Editor: |
camilotto | Apr 29, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 78 2nd paragraph of the answer to the first FAQ |
One of the sentences in the answer to the question "So what's the difference between process groups and knowledge areas?" provides incorrect information. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 18, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 692 Question 14 Answer |
Answer states that: TCPI = (EAC-EV) / (EAC - AC) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Mar 27, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 686 Full page |
Crossword solution is not for the crossword on page 668, but for a different one. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Stein | Dec 20, 2011 | |
Page 245 Pictorial Explanation |
In the Picture that explains the Sequence Activities Process, the word Knowing is spelled incorrectly as knowning. The incorrect text is as follows: |
Anand Vijayakumar | Jul 10, 2011 | ||
Printed | Page 334 1st paragraph |
"The she does that using ..." to read as Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Dec 27, 2010 | |
Page 151 Answer for Question 18 |
You wrote: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Cristina | Sep 26, 2010 | ||
Printed | Page 691 Question 12 Answer |
The text says answer C as the correct answer, however the answer reasoning text say that "9 weeks" is the correct answer. The question on page 676 lists "B. 9 weeks". The correct answer letter is "B". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Sammy L | May 02, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 729 Question 125 |
Question asks which of the following are not an input of the Administer Procurement Process? All options A through D are inputs to the process (PMBOK IV Page 337/338) so there is not a correct response. Note from the Author or Editor: |
CJ Crocket | Feb 03, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 223 24 |
2nd version (Skipped question number 23) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Julie Shah | Jan 12, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 473 Last paragraph |
Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jun 03, 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 04, 2009 | Feb 01, 2009 | |
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 | Oct 23, 2008 | Feb 01, 2009 |
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 | Oct 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 281 Timecross Down 3 |
March 2007 edition |
Anonymous | Sep 27, 2008 | Feb 01, 2009 |
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 | Aug 31, 2008 | Feb 01, 2009 |
Printed | Page 206 Answer 13 callout |
The callout reading Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jul 08, 2008 | |
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 | Jun 28, 2008 | Jul 01, 2008 |
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 | Jun 19, 2008 | Feb 01, 2009 |
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 | Jun 19, 2008 | Feb 01, 2009 |
Printed | Page 55 1st paragraph, last line of first paragraph |
Sentence reads "... cookie process are the PMBOK(R) Guide Knowledge ares." |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 84 under project charter sample, 1st paragraph |
the "Project Description" should be in Bold |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 84 under project charter sample, 1st paragraph |
the "Project Description" should be in Bold |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 88 |
For clarity, an annotation was added under the last answer that reads: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 96 |
The icon for "Project Statement of Work" should be replaced with "Preliminary Scope Statement" (which |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 96 |
The icon for "Project Statement of Work" should be replaced with "Preliminary Scope Statement" (which can |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 100 under the "Exercise" |
"Theteachers" should be "The teachers", "Justas" should be "Just as", and "Oneof" should be "One of" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 100 under the "Exercise" |
"Theteachers" should be "The teachers", "Justas" should be "Just as", and "Oneof" should be "One of" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 114 3rd paragraph |
This text: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 116,117 graphic |
The outputs should include Administration closure Procedure, contact closure procedure and Final product,service and OPA. |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 128 in question 3 answer D should be "Forecasts". |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | ||
Printed | Page 130 Question 10 Answer B |
"Monitor and Control Project Execution" should be "Monitor and Control Project Work process" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 130 Question 10 Answer B |
"Monitor and Control Project Execution" should be "Monitor and Control Project Work process" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 134 in the explanation for answer 3, change "collected" to |
"turned into forecasts". |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 145 Top half of the page |
"When people talk about scoping out their projects, ..." should be "products" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 145 Top half of the page |
"When people talk about scoping out their projects, ..." should be "products" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 146 erd column, 1st paragraph |
"You'll have to change your product scope ..." should be "project" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 146 erd column, 1st paragraph |
"You'll have to change your product scope ..." should be "project" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 176 WSB Graphic |
The WBS Dictionary is composed of (i)Scope Statement (ii)WBS (iii) WBS |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 176 WSB Graphic |
The WBS Dictionary is composed of (i)Scope Statement (ii)WBS (iii) WBS |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 183 the machine is titled Scope Planning Process and should |
change to Scope Control Process. |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 194 point NO# 5 |
"... Scope Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, and Product Scope... " should be "... Scope |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 206 point NO# 13 |
"... then decide on the best one, that's variance analysis" shuld be "alternatives analysis" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 206 point NO# 13 |
"... then decide on the best one, that's variance analysis" should be "alternatives analysis" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 01, 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 01, 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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 259 |
In Bullet 3: |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 260 |
We left out a step in the backwards pass calculation -- the last node in every |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 260 Diagram 1 & Diagram 2 |
The EF of Activity D should be 2 |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 260 |
We left out a step in the backwards pass calculation -- the last node in every |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 260 Diagram 1 & Diagram 2 |
The EF of Activity D should be 2 |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 275 First input on left input drawing |
"Scope management plan" changed to "schedule management plan". |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 311 |
Resource Calendar, Project Schedule, Contract, and Cost Management Plan |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 311 |
Resource Calendar, Project Schedule, Contract, and Cost Management Plan |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 325 under the point number 3: PV |
"then the Earned Value is " should be "then the Planned Value is " |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 325 under the point number 3: PV |
"then the Earned Value is " should be "then the Planned Value is " |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 333 has all the |
answers filled in, and it shouldn't. |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 333 has all the |
answers filled in, and it shouldn't. |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 349 Calculating SV |
"SV = $5000 - $4000 = $1000" should be "SV = $4000 - $5000 = -$1000" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 349 Calculating SV |
"SV = $5000 - $4000 = $1000" should be "SV = $4000 - $5000 = -$1000" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2023 | |
Printed | Page 354 and 359 in question 2, "PV (BCWP)" should be changed to "PV (BCWS)" |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 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 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 396 Inputs |
The annotation that to "Implemented Corrective Actions" is incorrect. |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 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 01, 2008 | |
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 01, 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 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 505 2nd paragraph |
The definition of ETC is incorrect. The last sentence of this paragraph should be: "That?s why you use |
Anonymous | Oct 01, 2007 | |
Printed | Page 505 2nd paragraph |
The definition of ETC is incorrect. The last sentence of this paragraph should be: "That?s 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 01, 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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 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 | Jul 01, 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 01, 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 | Oct 01, 2023 | |
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 01, 2007 |