Errata

Incorrect color used in the Figure 13-5 legend
On page 153, in the Figure 13-5 legend the color of the box next to "Delphi Estimates" is grey, it should be pink to match the graph.

"Compare II.D" should be "Compared II.C"
On page 186, in Step B "Compare II.D" needs to be changed to "Compared II.C".



Change:



"B. Compare II.D to III.A(3). Compute a nominal estimate, N, using the following formula: (2 x TheHigherEstimate + TheLowerEstimate) / 3"



To:



"B. Compare II.C to III.A(3). Compute a nominal estimate, N, using the following formula: (2 x TheHigherEstimate + TheLowerEstimate) / 3"

Some of the "Total volume of the Great Lakes" answers are incorrect
On page 273, some of the "Total volume of the Great Lakes" answers are incorrect and need to be changed.



Change:



"2.4 x 10^22 cubic feet

6.8 x 10^20 cubic meters

1.8 x 10^23 U.S. gallons

6.8 x 10^23 liters"



To:



"8 x 10^14 cubic feet

2.3 x 10^13 cubic meters

6 x 10^15 U.S. gallons

2.3 x 10^16 liters"

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129 should be 1.29
On page 70, the Influence column of the Team Cohesion line of Table 5-5 is missing a decimal point.

Change:
"129"

To:
"1.29"

Multiple errors with step III.A.2
On page 186, there are multiple errors with step III.A.2

Change:

"2. Have each developer, tester, and other individual contributors estimate the effort required
to implement the requirements that he or she will be responsible for.
(a) Modules shall be estimated using best case, worst case, and expected case.
(b) Module nominals should be computed using the formula [BestCase + ( 4 x Expected
Case) + WorstCase] / 6."

To:

"2. Have each developer, tester, and other individual contributors estimate the effort required
to implement the tasks that he or she will be responsible for.
(a) Tasks shall be estimated using best case, worst case, and expected case.
(b) Task nominals should be computed using the formula [BestCase + ( 4 x MostLikelyCase) + WorstCase] / 6."

/ should be *
On page 186, Step IV.A.1 contains an incorrect symbol.

Change:

"1. Compute a revised nominal based on the following formula: RemainingEffort = PlannedRemainingEffort / (ActualEffortToDate / PlannedEffortToDate)"

To:

"1. Compute a revised nominal based on the following formula: RemainingEffort = PlannedRemainingEffort * (ActualEffortToDate * PlannedEffortToDate)"