# Table not displaying properly

i have the same code for both tables, but the second table is not displaying properly. these both tables are on the same page

\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{Tool/technique for scope definition}
\label{tab:fir}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|p{3.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{.5cm}|}
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Techniques/tools}} & \multicolumn{6}{p{13.5cm}|}{\centering\textbf{Traditional project scope definition}}\\  \cline{2-7}
&Controlling Scope & Scope Estimation & Measure Completeness & Identifying Features&Scope Quantification & Ref \\
\hline
Function Points & $1$ & $1$ & $0$&$1$ & $1$ & \cite{sillitti2011agile} \\
\hline
Expert Judgment & $0$ & $0$ & $0$ & $1$& $0$ & \cite{levin2009fundamentals} \\
\hline
Performance Analysis & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{corral2011evolution}\\
\hline
Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS) & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$  &$1$ & \cite{hans2013work}\\
\hline
Feature Transition charts & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{wnuk2009feature}  \\

\hline
Stakeholder Analysis & $0$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Benefits Analysis& $0$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals}  \\
\hline
Scope Change Control System&$1$ & $0$ & $0$&$0$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Functional Size Measurement (FSM) & $1$ & $1$ & $0$ &$1$ & $1$ & \cite{sliger2008software}  \\

\hline
Feature Survival Charts& $1$ & $0$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
SEER-SEM& $0$ & $1$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
Feature Growth Charts& $1$ & $0$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
SPSRI& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{Tool/technique for scope definition}
\label{tab:fir}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|p{3.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{.5cm}|}
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Techniques/tools}} & \multicolumn{6}{p{13.5cm}|}{\centering\textbf{Agile project scope definition}}\\  \cline{2-7}
&Controlling Scope & Scope Estimation & Measure Completeness &Identifying Features&Scope Quantification & Ref \\
\hline
Feature-Breakdown Structure (WBS)  & $1$ & $0$ & $1$&$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sillitti2011agile} \\
\hline
Feature Transition charts & $1$ & $0$ & $1$ & $0$& $0$ & \cite{levin2009fundamentals} \\
\hline
Story Mapping & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{corral2011evolution}\\
\hline
Agile EVM & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$  &$0$ & \cite{hans2013work}\\
\hline
Burn Up charts & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{wnuk2009feature}  \\

\hline
Feature Survival Charts & $1$ & $0$ & $1$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Burn Down Chart& $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals}  \\
\hline
Requirement Matrix&$1$ & $0$ & $1$&$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
TinyPM, ScrumDesk, Agile for Trac, Version one & $1$ & $1$ & $1$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sliger2008software}  \\

\hline
Cumulative Flow& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline

Stacked Area Chart& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Iteration Status Chart& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Agilefant& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Iceberg List& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Kanban Board& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Tree Map& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Parking Lot Diagram& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Task Board& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Planning Poker& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Wideband Delphi& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Constructive Cost Model& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
AgileMOW& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline

\end{tabular}
\end{table}

• try to avoid ever scaling tables and absolutely always avoid specifying both height and width when scaling, otherwise you are specifying that the text is to be distorted and you get what you ask for! \begin{adjustbox}{width=15cm, height=5.0cm} – David Carlisle Nov 18 '18 at 14:11
• you said the second table isn't correct but the font is visibly distorted in both, remove the height= setting on both tables (although removing adjustbox altogether would be better. Note that no one can run your example as you only posted a fragment. Without knowing your page size it is hard to suggest how to format the table without scaling. – David Carlisle Nov 18 '18 at 14:19
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I marked up your first table so that it fits in A4 without adjustbox but note that the actual table data is really quite small, the space is all taken up with over-long headings. I did not change them but with yoru subject knowledge you can perhaps come up with more abbreviated headings to make the table more readable. It would also loo a lot better without the horizontal and vertical lines.

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{multirow,array}
\newcommand\hd[1]{\begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}#1\end{tabular}}
\begin{document}

\begin{table}[htbp]

\small
\setlength\tabcolsep{3pt}

\caption{Tool/technique for scope definition}
\label{tab:fir}

\setlength\extrarowheight{2pt}
\centering

\begin{tabular}{@{}|>{\raggedright}p{1.7cm}|r|r|r|r|r|r|@{}}
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{\hd{Techniques\\/\\tools}}} &
\cline{2-7}
&
\hd{Controlling\\Scope}&
\hd{Scope\\Estimation}&
\hd{Measure\\Completeness}&
\hd{Identifying\\Features}&
\hd{Scope\\Quantification}&
Ref\\
\hline
Function Points & $1$ & $1$ & $0$&$1$ & $1$ & \cite{sillitti2011agile} \\
\hline
Expert Judgment & $0$ & $0$ & $0$ & $1$& $0$ & \cite{levin2009fundamentals} \\
\hline
Performance Analysis & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{corral2011evolution}\\
\hline
Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS) & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$  &$1$ & \cite{hans2013work}\\
\hline
Feature Transition charts & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{wnuk2009feature}  \\

\hline
Stakeholder Analysis & $0$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Benefits Analysis& $0$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals}  \\
\hline
Scope Change Control System&$1$ & $0$ & $0$&$0$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Functional Size Measurement (FSM) & $1$ & $1$ & $0$ &$1$ & $1$ & \cite{sliger2008software}  \\

\hline
Feature Survival Charts& $1$ & $0$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
SEER-SEM& $0$ & $1$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
Feature Growth Charts& $1$ & $0$&  $0$& $0$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
SPSRI& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\

\hline
\end{tabular}

\end{table}

\end{document}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\caption{Tool/technique for scope definition}
\label{tab:fir}
\centering

\begin{tabular}{|p{3.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{2cm}|p{2cm}|p{2.5cm}|p{.5cm}|}
\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Techniques/tools}} & \multicolumn{6}{p{13.5cm}|}{\centering\textbf{Agile project scope definition}}\\  \cline{2-7}
&Controlling Scope & Scope Estimation & Measure Completeness &Identifying Features&Scope Quantification & Ref \\
\hline
Feature-Breakdown Structure (WBS)  & $1$ & $0$ & $1$&$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sillitti2011agile} \\
\hline
Feature Transition charts & $1$ & $0$ & $1$ & $0$& $0$ & \cite{levin2009fundamentals} \\
\hline
Story Mapping & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{corral2011evolution}\\
\hline
Agile EVM & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$  &$0$ & \cite{hans2013work}\\
\hline
Burn Up charts & $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{wnuk2009feature}  \\

\hline
Feature Survival Charts & $1$ & $0$ & $1$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
Burn Down Chart& $1$ & $0$ & $0$ &$0$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals}  \\
\hline
Requirement Matrix&$1$ & $0$ & $1$&$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sanghera2008fundamentals} \\
\hline
TinyPM, ScrumDesk, Agile for Trac, Version one & $1$ & $1$ & $1$ &$1$ & $0$ & \cite{sliger2008software}  \\

\hline
Cumulative Flow& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline

Stacked Area Chart& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Iteration Status Chart& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Agilefant& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Iceberg List& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Kanban Board& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Tree Map& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Parking Lot Diagram& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Task Board& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Planning Poker& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Wideband Delphi& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
Constructive Cost Model& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline
AgileMOW& $1$ & $0$&  $1$& $1$& $0$ & \cite{wnuk2008visualization}  \\
\hline

\end{tabular}

\end{table}
\end{document}


Note the second table isn't used here as I added an extra \end{document}: the same styling can be applied to both tables once the first table styling is complete.