@article {24656,
	title = {Are team personality and climate related to satisfaction and software quality? Aggregating results from a twice replicated experiment},
	journal = {Information and Software Technology},
	volume = {57},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {141{\textendash}156},
	publisher = {Elsevier},
	abstract = {ContextResearch into software engineering teams focuses on human and social team factors. Social psychology deals with the study of team formation and has found that personality factors and group processes such as team climate are related to team effectiveness. However, there are only a handful of empirical studies dealing with personality and team climate and their relationship to software development team effectiveness.ObjectiveWe present aggregate results of a twice replicated quasi-experiment that evaluates the relationships between personality, team climate, product quality and satisfaction in software development teams.MethodOur experimental study measures the personalities of team members based on the Big Five personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) and team climate factors (participative safety, support for innovation, team vision and task orientation) preferences and perceptions. We aggregate the results of the three studies through a meta-analysis of correlations. The study was conducted with students.ResultsThe aggregation of results from the baseline experiment and two replications corroborates the following findings. There is a positive relationship between all four climate factors and satisfaction in software development teams. Teams whose members score highest for the agreeableness personality factor have the highest satisfaction levels. The results unveil a significant positive correlation between the extraversion personality factor and software product quality. High participative safety and task orientation climate perceptions are significantly related to quality.ConclusionsFirst, more efficient software development teams can be formed heeding personality factors like agreeableness and extraversion. Second, the team climate generated in software development teams should be monitored for team member satisfaction. Finally, aspects like people feeling safe giving their opinions or encouraging team members to work hard at their job can have an impact on software quality. Software project managers can take advantage of these factors to promote developer satisfaction and improve the resulting product.},
	author = {Silvia Teresita {Acu{\~n}a} and Marta N. {Gomez} and Jo Erskine {Hannay} and Pfahl, Dietmar}
}
@inproceedings {Simula.se.761,
	title = {Software Engineering Group Work - Personality, Patterns and Performance},
	journal = {Special Interest Group of the ACM on Management Information Systems and Special Interest Group of the ACM on Computer Personnel Research},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {43-47},
	publisher = {ACM},
	type = {Conference},
	abstract = {Software Engineering has been a fundamental part of many computing undergraduate courses for a number of years. Although many of the tools and techniques used to undertake software engineering have changed, the assessment has typically stayed the same. Students are commonly tasked with producing a number of software artefacts, for example designs using the Unified Modelling Language (UML). We recently attempted to extend the software engineering experience for a group of second year students with them participating in groups that attempt to replicate industrial practice. This paper reports our investigation into the correlation between the personality of group members, their approach with respect to using design patterns and their learning achievements.},
	isbn = {978-1-4503-0004-9},
	author = {Bell, David and Hall, Tracy and Jo Erskine {Hannay} and Pfahl, Dietmar and Silvia Teresita {Acu{\~n}a}},
	editor = {Downey, J. and Joseph, D.}
}
@inbook {Simula.SE.589,
	title = {Software Process Simulation With System Dynamics - a Tool for Learning and Decision Support},
	booktitle = {New Trends in Software Process Modelling},
	series = {Series on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering},
	volume = {Vol. 18},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {57-90},
	publisher = {World Scientific},
	organization = {World Scientific},
	chapter = {3},
	isbn = {981-256-619-8},
	author = {Pfahl, Dietmar and Ruhe, Guenther and Lebsanft, Karl and Stupperich, Michael},
	editor = {Silvia Teresita {Acu{\~n}a}}
}
@inbook {Simula.SE.595,
	title = {Software Process Modeling: Socio-Technical Perspectives},
	booktitle = {Software Process Modeling},
	series = {The Kluwer International Series in Software Engineering},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {111-139},
	publisher = {Springer},
	organization = {Springer},
	chapter = {5},
	isbn = {0-387-24261-9},
	author = {Waterson, Patrick and Weibelzahl, Stephan and Pfahl, Dietmar},
	editor = {Silvia Teresita {Acu{\~n}a}}
}
@inbook {SE.5.Dingsoeyr.2004,
	title = {A Workshop-Oriented Approach for Defining Electronic Process Guides},
	booktitle = {Software Process Modelling},
	series = {The Kluwer International Series in Software Engineering,},
	year = {2004},
	publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	organization = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	author = {Dings{\o}yr, T. and N. B. {Moe} and Dyb{\r a}, Tore and Conradi, R.},
	editor = {Silvia Teresita {Acu{\~n}a} and Juristo, Natalia}
}
