Personality Overview of Project Team
Emett – Guardian Protector
The guardian protectors care about others a lot, in this
case it would include our team members. Protectors make sure the work gets done
regardless of circumstances. This helped our team by meeting all of the
deadlines with our deliverables and meeting times. Being accustomed to working
alone, we were able to get all of our work completed on time even if occasional
meeting times did not work. Full personality description here.
Megan – Guardian Protector
The guardian protectors care about others a lot, in this
case it would include our team members. Protectors make sure the work gets done
regardless of circumstances. This helped our team by meeting all of the
deadlines with our deliverables and meeting times. Being accustomed to working
alone, we were able to get all of our work completed on time even if occasional
meeting times did not work. Full personality description here.
Mike – Artisan Composer
Artisan composers often get lost in their work, working for
long periods of time until it is completed. Sometimes they are considered quiet
because they speak creatively through their work. While still considering other team
members, composers are able to tell what belongs and what does not. This attention
to detail was helpful in our team by making sure all deliverables were
functional and included all necessary parts. Full personality description here.
Lauren – Guardian Inspector
The defining trait about Inspectors is that they are always
dependable, no matter what. They often show great determination in their work,
as well as looking out for others. Inspectors are considered highly sociable
which helped to increase our team communication. They are also ‘by the book’
types, making sure all specifications are completed fully and that there are no
outliers. This helped to ensure the scope of our project matched up with our
MOV. Full personality description here.
Interaction between types
To sum up this mix of personalities with our team, we were
not that diverse. Our team consisted of three Guardian types and one Artisan. Although
we did not have much diversity, this mix of personalities helped us greatly
with project management and completing this project. Having three Guardian
types on our team was important because that type is concerned with the completion
of work on a set schedule. We believe that this helped us get all of our
deliverables completed, correctly, ahead of schedule each week. When we had
work to get done, we put our brains together and got it done. It was also
helpful to have an Artisan in our group. This added a creativity aspect to our
mostly straight edged team. This combination was great for the type of project
we were working on, we were able to meet all requirements on schedule as well
as adding our own imagination into the project making it unique.
Challenges
A challenge that we faced in the beginning of the project was the initiation of communication. In completing this personality survey we discovered the reason for this problem; our team is entirely introverted by nature. This made it harder to begin communication and express ideas freely. Once the ice was broken though, communication was greatly improved and was no longer a challenge. Overall, we did not encounter many challenges that had to do with interactions between our team and between personality types.
New Insight
With the completion and closing of this project, we were able to look at the process as a whole in working together in our project team. Using our experiences and the personality survey outcomes we were able to make a few conclusions. First of all, it was beneficial to have at least one Guardian personality in our group, which helped keep the structure. Secondly, for this type of creative project, an Artisan is definitely beneficial to have. We think it would have been beneficial to also have an Idealist and a Rationalist in our group. This would have added even more diversity and experience into our group. Although we did not have a team member from every category, our team had the skill set and experience necessary to complete this project exceptionally well.
