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This document is second in a series about the Seven Deadly Project Sins.

In this narrative, I want to focus on some of the “soft-elements” of the project, some temptations that the project manager needs to be on the lookout for in order to foster success on the project.

The Seven Deadly Project Sins as I have defined them are:

- Elitism
- Project Envy
- Resource Gluttony
- Project Lust
- Personalization
- Over-allocation of Resources
- Best Practice Sloth

The second Deadly Project Sin – Project Envy can affect you as a project manager.

On the Internet at www.wikipedia.com you can view this definition of envy:

“Envy is an emotion that “occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.” At the core of envy seems to be an upward social comparison that threatens a person’s self esteem: another person has something that the envier considers to be important to have. However, what is envied could also be something that is only of personal importance to the envier, even if what the other person has is of little significance in his or her society, or even seen as a sign of inferior status. If the other person is perceived to be similar to the envier, the aroused envy will be particularly intense, because it signals to the envier that it just as well could have been him or her who had the desired object.

Project Envy can affect the project manager’s ability to function, to grow and to be effective in the organization.

Read the rest at PM World Today.