Software development teams are made up of many individuals with each person bringing to the team his or her own personal characteristics. These differences will provide the team with multiple perspectives on problems that the team is solving. This will lead the team to produce a better quality project. The different personality tendencies may also cause conflict within the team at some points. Appreciating that each team member is different and how to leverage those differences will allow the team to maximize its potential.
Learning Outcomes
Identify the four dimensions used by the Myers-Brigs personality scale
Explain the personality tendency for those at each end of the dimensions
Discuss how to leverage different personalities on a software development project team
Study Resources
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Personality types (at Instructor's discretion time permitting): Work with assigned group to discuss how the differences in personality types can be used to the advantage of a software development team. Assigned a scribe and answer the two questions given in this file for a short class discussion
