Who should work with whom? is an article that posits the notion that personality may be more important than technical skills in determining the success of large software-development efforts. The authors conclude that determining the scores of potential development team members on the Myers-Briggs test should be considered as carefully as the development skills of those team members:
IS managers should consider selecting personnel so there is personality heterogeneity between the team leader and other team members in the social-interaction and information-gathering dimensions. Thus, the project leader and members should be selected such that all the four of these personality categories are represented: extrovert-intuitive, extrovert-sensing, introvert-intuitive, and introvert-sensing. ...Back to Compendium
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