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This is the third article in a series about the Seven Deadly Project Sins.

In this narrative, I will continue 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 third Deadly Project Sin – Resource Gluttony can affect you and your ability to accomplish projects as a project manager.

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

“gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste.”

Project Gluttony involves obtaining resources and hoarding them on your project to the detriment of other enterprise projects; over-consuming resources to the point of waste.

How does Project Gluttony happen?

The project manager becomes selfish, inconsiderate and unconcerned about other projects in the enterprise. The project manager obtains resources and gives them work assignments in order to tie these resources to the project to keep them working on the project. When asked about resource utilization and availability, the project manager responds in a deceptive or elusive manner, stating that the resources are being used and are not available – even though the resources might have some level of availability.

I am sure that no one reading this narrative has ever personally done this. But I bet you know someone in your organization that you think has hidden resources and hoarded resources – and has prevented you (or someone else) from obtaining adequate resources for a project.

Read the rest at PM World Today.