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	Developed by Thorunn Sif Ingimundardottir		''Developed by Thorunn Sif Ingimundardottir''


	The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is used to classify individual personalities into 16 different types and is developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine C. Briggs in the 40’s. The instrument is based on Carl G. Jung’s theory about the four psychological functions that describe how individuals think, feel and experience the world differently. Each personality is defined with four letter acronym that is combined with a defining letter of the person’s preference in each function. Being able to identify these information about a person might help when establishing teams or groups, being able to assign that person in an appropriate position or even increase the team dynamic.		The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is used to classify individual personalities into 16 different types and is developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine C. Briggs in the 40’s. The instrument is based on Carl G. Jung’s theory about the four psychological functions that describe how individuals think, feel and experience the world differently. Each personality is defined with four letter acronym that is combined with a defining letter of the person’s preference in each function. Being able to identify these information about a person might help when establishing teams or groups, being able to assign that person in an appropriate position or even increase the team dynamic.

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			Developed by Thorunn Sif Ingimundardottir

	The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is used to classify individual personalities into 16 different types and is developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine C. Briggs in the 40’s. The instrument is based on Carl G. Jung’s theory about the four psychological functions that describe how individuals think, feel and experience the world differently. Each personality is defined with four letter acronym that is combined with a defining letter of the person’s preference in each function. Being able to identify these information about a person might help when establishing teams or groups, being able to assign that person in an appropriate position or even increase the team dynamic.		The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is used to classify individual personalities into 16 different types and is developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine C. Briggs in the 40’s. The instrument is based on Carl G. Jung’s theory about the four psychological functions that describe how individuals think, feel and experience the world differently. Each personality is defined with four letter acronym that is combined with a defining letter of the person’s preference in each function. Being able to identify these information about a person might help when establishing teams or groups, being able to assign that person in an appropriate position or even increase the team dynamic.

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	<ref name="personalities"> 16 Personalities (2017) . https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types</ref>		<ref name="personalities"> 16 Personalities (2017) . https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types</ref>

			[[Category:Personality test‏‎]][[Category:People]][[Category:Team]]

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Jung's Theory

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	In 1920, Swiss psychologist, Carl G. Jung introduced a theory about psychological type.<ref name="MBF"/> The theory postulates that human behaviour is based on the way people uses their mind in one of two ways when gathering and processing information.<ref name="report"/>		In 1920, Swiss psychologist, Carl G. Jung introduced a theory about psychological type.<ref name="MBF"/> The theory postulates that human behaviour is based on the way people uses their mind in one of two ways when gathering and processing information.<ref name="report"/>
	Jung’s type theory is helpful in the way that it explains how people function by demonstrating how people think, feel and experience the world in different ways. Jung introduced four psychological functions; sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking. The first two functions, sensation and intuition relate to how people gather and interpret information. Sensation is when people directly sense or experience things, for example by seeing, feeling or smelling and immediately experience some tangible factors. Intuition is when people use possibilities, what might happen or has happened when they integrate information and feel that the insinuation of the experience is more dominant than the experience itself. Feeling and thinking are the functions related to how people make decisions and how they formulate their judgment. Feeling emphases on value, what is right and what is wrong, while thinking is about making decisions using logics and objective truth. Jung’s theory then states that every function can be experienced by people either in an extraverted or introverted way resulting in eight different hypothetical functions. Those that experience in a extraverted way think more about how they affect the world while those that experience in a introverted way think more about how the world affect them. Neither way is correct nor wrong, it can vary at times how people feel. However Jung’s theory assumes that it is not possible to experience in both extraverted and introverted at the same time, so there is always one out of the two ways that is superior in every function for all individuals.<ref name="sofia"/>		Jung’s type theory is helpful in the way that it explains how people function by demonstrating how people think, feel and experience the world in different ways. Jung introduced four psychological functions; sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking. The first two functions, sensation and intuition relate to how people gather and interpret information. Sensation is when people directly sense or experience things, for example by seeing, feeling or smelling and immediately experience some tangible factors. Intuition is when people use possibilities, what might happen or has happened when they integrate information and feel that the insinuation of the experience is more dominant than the experience itself. Feeling and thinking are the functions related to how people make decisions and how they formulate their judgment. Feeling emphases on value, what is right and what is wrong, while thinking is about making decisions using logics and objective truth. Jung’s theory then states that every function can be experienced by people either in an extraverted or introverted way resulting in eight different hypothetical functions. Those that experience in a extraverted way think more about how they affect the world while those that experience in a introverted way think more about how the world affect them. Neither way is correct nor wrong, it can vary at times how people feel. However Jung’s theory assumes that it is not possible to experience in both extraverted and introverted at the same time, so there is always one out of the two ways that is superior in every function for all individuals.<ref name="sofia"/>
	“The ideal is to be flexible and to adopt whichever attitude is more appropriate in a given situation-to operate in terms of a dynamic balance between the two and not develop a fixed, rigid way of responding to the world.”<ref name="sofia"/>		“The ideal is to be flexible and to adopt whichever attitude is more appropriate in a given situation-to operate in terms of a dynamic balance between the two and not develop a fixed, rigid way of responding to the world.”<ref name="sofia"/>


	==The MBTI® instrument==		==The MBTI® instrument==

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Why?

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	But how can the project manager identify what kind of personality the people have in order to allocate them in the right way? And what kind of people should be combined in a team?		But how can the project manager identify what kind of personality the people have in order to allocate them in the right way? And what kind of people should be combined in a team?

	It is a very complicated and difficult job to find the perfect people for each project. Identifying people’s knowledge and competences is quite simple and can be done through interviews, tests and performance auditions for example. However, identifying people’s personality can be more difficult and complex. There is no clear way of doing it, and there are no definite categories for each personality since they vary between each person even though they might have the same background, interest etc. Some tools have been established with the purpose to help with the identification process, and among them is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument or as often referred to as the MBTI® instrument.		It is a very complicated and difficult job to find the perfect people for each project. Identifying people’s knowledge and competences is quite simple and can be done through interviews, tests and performance auditions for example. However, identifying people’s personality can be more difficult and complex. There is no clear way of doing it, and there are no definite categories for each personality since they vary between each person even though they might have the same background, interest etc. Some tools have been established with the purpose to help with the identification process, and among them is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument or as often referred to as the MBTI® instrument.

	==Jung's Theory==		==Jung's Theory==

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			The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument is used to classify individual personalities into 16 different types and is developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother Katherine C. Briggs in the 40’s. The instrument is based on Carl G. Jung’s theory about the four psychological functions that describe how individuals think, feel and experience the world differently. Each personality is defined with four letter acronym that is combined with a defining letter of the person’s preference in each function. Being able to identify these information about a person might help when establishing teams or groups, being able to assign that person in an appropriate position or even increase the team dynamic.

			==Why?==

	In recent years, an increasing interest in people and their behaviour has slowly led to essential change in how projects are managed. Today, people and people’s behaviour is considered one of the fundamental facet when it comes to managing projects.It is essential to project managers to be able to “assigning the “right” people to “right” tasks”<ref name="PM"/> and manage the resources in an efficient way. In order to accomplish that, the manager needs to observe the project as a collection of people all with different background, competences, interest and last but not least, with different personalities. The manager’s job is than to connect these diverse people and direct them to work towards shared purpose.<ref name="PM"/>		In recent years, an increasing interest in people and their behaviour has slowly led to essential change in how projects are managed. Today, people and people’s behaviour is considered one of the fundamental facet when it comes to managing projects.It is essential to project managers to be able to “assigning the “right” people to “right” tasks”<ref name="PM"/> and manage the resources in an efficient way. In order to accomplish that, the manager needs to observe the project as a collection of people all with different background, competences, interest and last but not least, with different personalities. The manager’s job is than to connect these diverse people and direct them to work towards shared purpose.<ref name="PM"/>

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	==Jung's Theory==		==Jung's Theory==
	In 1920, Swiss psychologist, Carl G. Jung introduced a theory about psychological type.<ref name="MBF"/> The theory postulates that human behaviour is based on the way people uses their mind in one of two ways when gathering and processing information.<ref name="~~MBF~~"/>		In 1920, Swiss psychologist, Carl G. Jung introduced a theory about psychological type.<ref name="MBF"/> The theory postulates that human behaviour is based on the way people uses their mind in one of two ways when gathering and processing information.<ref name="report"/>
	Jung’s type theory is helpful in the way that it explains how people function by demonstrating how people think, feel and experience the world in different ways. Jung introduced four psychological functions; sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking. The first two functions, sensation and intuition relate to how people gather and interpret information. Sensation is when people directly sense or experience things, for example by seeing, feeling or smelling and immediately experience some tangible factors. Intuition is when people use possibilities, what might happen or has happened when they integrate information and feel that the insinuation of the experience is more dominant than the experience itself. Feeling and thinking are the functions related to how people make decisions and how they formulate their judgment. Feeling emphases on value, what is right and what is wrong, while thinking is about making decisions using logics and objective truth. Jung’s theory then states that every function can be experienced by people either in an extraverted or introverted way resulting in eight different hypothetical functions. Those that experience in a extraverted way think more about how they affect the world while those that experience in a introverted way think more about how the world affect them. Neither way is correct nor wrong, it can vary at times how people feel. However Jung’s theory assumes that it is not possible to experience in both extraverted and introverted at the same time, so there is always one out of the two ways that is superior in every function for all individuals.<ref name="sofia"/>		Jung’s type theory is helpful in the way that it explains how people function by demonstrating how people think, feel and experience the world in different ways. Jung introduced four psychological functions; sensation, intuition, feeling and thinking. The first two functions, sensation and intuition relate to how people gather and interpret information. Sensation is when people directly sense or experience things, for example by seeing, feeling or smelling and immediately experience some tangible factors. Intuition is when people use possibilities, what might happen or has happened when they integrate information and feel that the insinuation of the experience is more dominant than the experience itself. Feeling and thinking are the functions related to how people make decisions and how they formulate their judgment. Feeling emphases on value, what is right and what is wrong, while thinking is about making decisions using logics and objective truth. Jung’s theory then states that every function can be experienced by people either in an extraverted or introverted way resulting in eight different hypothetical functions. Those that experience in a extraverted way think more about how they affect the world while those that experience in a introverted way think more about how the world affect them. Neither way is correct nor wrong, it can vary at times how people feel. However Jung’s theory assumes that it is not possible to experience in both extraverted and introverted at the same time, so there is always one out of the two ways that is superior in every function for all individuals.<ref name="sofia"/>
	“The ideal is to be flexible and to adopt whichever attitude is more appropriate in a given situation-to operate in terms of a dynamic balance between the two and not develop a fixed, rigid way of responding to the world.”<ref name="sofia"/>		“The ideal is to be flexible and to adopt whichever attitude is more appropriate in a given situation-to operate in terms of a dynamic balance between the two and not develop a fixed, rigid way of responding to the world.”<ref name="sofia"/>
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	==The Types==		==The Types==
	Multiple sources have listed the 16 types of personalities in various ways. The Myers & Briggs Foundation made very precise and clear definitions that can be seen on their website:http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/the-16-mbti-types.htm?bhcp=1 . Another interesting way of defining the personality types can be found on the website www.16personalities.com. They have made a ~~caracter~~ for each type and brief definition of them with a link to ~~furhter~~ introduction to all the types.		Multiple sources have listed the 16 types of personalities in various ways. The Myers & Briggs Foundation made very precise and clear definitions that can be seen on their website [http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/the-16-mbti-types.htm?bhcp=1] . Another interesting way of defining the personality types can be found on the 16 Personalities website [https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types]. They have made a character for each type and brief definition of them with a link to further introduction to all the types.<ref name="personalities"/>

	==In Action==		==In Action==
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	<ref name="team"> Team Technology. (2017) "Myers Briggs Criticisms". http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/myers-briggs-criticisms.html </ref>		<ref name="team"> Team Technology. (2017) "Myers Briggs Criticisms". http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/myers-briggs-criticisms.html </ref>

	<ref name="16"> 16 Personalities (2017) . https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types</ref>		<ref name="personalities"> 16 Personalities (2017) . https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types</ref>

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 * Structure
-Each of these four dichotomies offer two possible preferences and people need to decide on which they prefer. These four preferences lead to a specific personality type for that person and can be expressed with a four letter acronym based on the defining letter in the person’s preference in each dichotomy.<ref name="MBF"/> The dichotomies and the two preferences in each one are shown in Table 1 below.
+Each of these four dichotomies offer two possible preferences and people need to decide on which they prefer. These four preferences lead to a specific personality type for that person and can be expressed with a four letter acronym based on the defining letter in the person’s preference in each dichotomy.<ref name="MBF"/> The dichotomies and the two preferences in each one are shown in Table 1 below:
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 With these four pairs of two possible preferences a “type table” can be constructed, showing 16 different personalities. Figure 1 shows how The Myers & Briggs Foundation demonstrates this table.<ref name="MBF"/>
-[[File:TypeTable.png|thumb|Figure 1: “Type Table” the MBTI® instrument is based on, found on the Myers & Briggs Foundation webside<ref name="MBF"/>. click Figure for full size]]
 ==The Types==

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+In recent years, an increasing interest in people and their behaviour has slowly led to essential change in how projects are managed. Today, people and people’s behaviour is considered one of the fundamental facet when it comes to managing projects.It is essential to project managers to be able to “assigning the “right” people to “right” tasks”<ref name="PM"/> and manage the resources in an efficient way.  In order to accomplish that, the manager needs to observe the project as a collection of people all with different background, competences, interest and last but not least, with different personalities. The manager’s job is than to connect these diverse people and direct them to work towards shared purpose.<ref name="PM"/>
-Carl Jung, psychologist from Swiss, believed that people used their mind’s in one of two ways in four different categories. Later in 1940 Katharina C. Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers introduced the MBTI instrument by using Carl Jung’s theory. The instrument showed 16 different personality types, 4x4 dimension personality table.
+But how can the project manager identify what kind of personality the people have in order to allocate them in the right way? And what kind of people should be combined in a team?
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+It is a very complicated and difficult job to find the perfect people for each project. Identifying people’s knowledge and competences is quite simple and can be done through interviews, tests and performance auditions for example. However, identifying people’s personality can be more difficult and complex. There is no clear way of doing it, and there are no definite categories for each personality since they vary between each person even though they might have the same background, interest etc. Some tools have been established with the purpose to help with the identification process, and among them is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument or as often referred to as the MBTI® instrument.

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Carl Jung, psychologist from Swiss, believed that people used their mind’s in one of two ways in four different categories. Later in 1940 Katharina C. Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers introduced the MBTI instrument by using Carl Jung’s theory. The instrument showed 16 different personality types, 4x4 dimension personality table.

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