If you have undergone a Psychometric tests with verbal and mechanical reasoning or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment or if you had any other evaluation tests then please share your experience. Saving Changes...
Yes I did one in 2001, and I was classified as an INTJ. I think they can help with assessments of a variety of management positions which includes projects management. All depends on the application.
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Apr 05, 2018 10:30 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Oh Sante, I would expect that from such a genius like you
I've gone through a whole bunch of these including MBTI, Color Wheel and so on.
If you take their "findings" with a grain of salt, you won't be misled. It's when folks follow them blindly that they encounter the same issues as those who buy into their horoscope...
Kiron
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3 replies by Karan Shah, Kay Powell, and Riyadh Salih
Apr 02, 2018 12:21 PM
Kay Powell
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I have used the "tests" to help teammates find vocabulary to describe values, history, and decision making processes. It's a tool, but only one of dozens to begin discussion.
Apr 05, 2018 10:29 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Thank you Kiron, I just like to avoid the salt to maintain B.P. however, nice intervention
Apr 05, 2018 11:18 PM
Karan Shah
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I strongly concur with Kiron's views.
I have had widely varying results on the MBTI when taken at different times of the year - in multiple years. Where results of the MBTI are concerned, I think I must have covered all the combinations available. This suggests that either the structure of the test does not conform to adequate accuracy controls or that the parameters being tested change from day to day (thereby nullifying the need to be tested).
Additionally, the parameters being tested are often enclosed to the scope of the test. Even if accurate, at most it would present only partial facets of ones personality. The makeup of our psychology and our being human is much deeper, much more varied, much richer than anything such tests can mock up.
There is also the fact that one instance of the test is aimed at a wide variety of the population -- if you put a bunch of people in a room, you wouldn't even find a pair of shoes that fits everyone! How then is a one-size-fits-all test supposed to gauge their psychology accurately?
I personally have found rigourous self-analysis a much more robust process on understanding oneself. That, and constantly asking for feedback from the people around me. I will admit, though, that psychometric tests are good for ego-stroking (until the next test brings about a completely different result).
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Lenka PincotChief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management InstituteParis, France
Hi, I’ve been through several tests including MBTI and I always found it helpful for my own personal development. But my greatest experience was on a large international project with several sub teams where we had repetitive communication and cooperation issues. The project manager organized two day session with professional coaches, we were all tested by MBTI and we were explained what’s the impact of our type on the interaction with other people. We easily saw that for instance there was a certain MBTI type frequently presented in the Technical team and the other in the HR team etc. It helped the entire team a lot to understand how are the others thinking and there was significant improvement in the whole team functioning.
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Apr 05, 2018 10:28 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Thank you Lenka for sharing that
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Kay PowellFaculty Member| University of North Dakota and University of Illinois-SpringfieldSpringfield, IL, United States
Apr 01, 2018 10:03 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Riyadh -
I've gone through a whole bunch of these including MBTI, Color Wheel and so on.
If you take their "findings" with a grain of salt, you won't be misled. It's when folks follow them blindly that they encounter the same issues as those who buy into their horoscope...
Kiron
I have used the "tests" to help teammates find vocabulary to describe values, history, and decision making processes. It's a tool, but only one of dozens to begin discussion.
Two that I recommend:
Personalysis to determine the environment in which you best thrive and how you react/respond under stress.
FourSight (https://foursightonline.com/) to determine thee types of THINKERS you have on your team.
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I have used the "tests" to help teammates find vocabulary to describe values, history, and decision making processes. It's a tool, but only one of dozens to begin discussion.
Thank you Kay for showing the other side of it Saving Changes...
Hi, I’ve been through several tests including MBTI and I always found it helpful for my own personal development. But my greatest experience was on a large international project with several sub teams where we had repetitive communication and cooperation issues. The project manager organized two day session with professional coaches, we were all tested by MBTI and we were explained what’s the impact of our type on the interaction with other people. We easily saw that for instance there was a certain MBTI type frequently presented in the Technical team and the other in the HR team etc. It helped the entire team a lot to understand how are the others thinking and there was significant improvement in the whole team functioning.
Thank you Lenka for sharing that Saving Changes...
I've gone through a whole bunch of these including MBTI, Color Wheel and so on.
If you take their "findings" with a grain of salt, you won't be misled. It's when folks follow them blindly that they encounter the same issues as those who buy into their horoscope...
Kiron
Thank you Kiron, I just like to avoid the salt to maintain B.P. however, nice intervention Saving Changes...
Yes I did one in 2001, and I was classified as an INTJ. I think they can help with assessments of a variety of management positions which includes projects management. All depends on the application.
Oh Sante, I would expect that from such a genius like you Saving Changes...
