A Project Manager’s Personality is a Treasure Trove of Information

This research attempts to improve the daily professional engagements of software project managers by helping them understand the relationship between their professional performance and their MBTI personality types. A specially designed online survey was used to obtain feedback (responses received = 66) from practicing software project managers regarding multiple aspects of their profession. The feedback was then used for 1) exploring the contribution of different personality attributes in becoming an effective project manager, 2) analyzing the influence of MBTI personality types on professional performance, and 3) identifying the professional strengths and weaknesses for each MBTI personality type. The results indicate that the personality traits of the project managers do contribute towards their effectiveness as a project manager. Also, the professional performance is in fact influenced by the MBTI personality type of the project manager.