雙人編程環境下人格特質與編程績效關係之研究

Abstract

近年來敏捷軟體開發流程發展迅速，其中以雙人編程之協同概念最受到重視。然而到目前為止我們對於「什麼樣的人格特質組合得以提升編程績效」之議題仍缺乏相關了解，特別是在中小型軟體產業上。有鑑於此，本研究以人格特質量表（MBTI）、搭配不同之工作形態，試圖透過實驗設計方式來找出最佳配對組合。研究結果顯示：（1）專案經理必須了解，不同特質的雙人組合其編程績效比相同特質組合來得佳。（2）外部工作內容宜指派給具有外向特質的編程人員，而內部工作內容則適用於具有內向特質的編程人員。（3）感知式思考之編程人員較適合處理複雜度較低的工作，而複雜度高的工作則適合指派給直覺式思考之編程人員。

The growth of agile approaches has attracted considerable attention to collaborative programming. However, it is not clear what specific pairs of personality traits could be suitable for increasing performance in collaborative programming. To understand this better, we conduct an experiment with the dimensions of personality and task type. The results suggest: (1) Project managers should be aware that complementary composition of personality types tends to outperform the composition single personality type. (2) Tasks involving external interfaces are better assigned to extrovert programmers. Conversely, tasks concerning the internal logic of a system are better assigned to introverts. (3) For ‘sensing’ programmers, low-complexity tasks form the best choice. Conversely, high-complexity tasks are more suitable for ‘intuitive’ persons.