Convincing difficult people to accept a project

Proposed activity
Through a simulation of a kick-off meeting of a software project, a group of students will play different roles within a project. One student will play the role of project manager and the others will receive cards with their functions and personalities difficult to live with. The project manager must be able to sign the project acceptance of all members, and these members will act according to their personalities, causing the manager to have to work with these different temperaments in order to establish order and participation in the project. Each time the manager manages to treat the member appropriately (with attitudes outlined on the employee's profile card) this person will change his behavior and will agree to sign the acceptance of the project.

Playful aspects of the game

 * Card game with caricatured characters
 * Varied personalities can generate comic situations
 * Interaction among team members
 * Dynamic and fun practice

Contents

 * Software Engineering Management
 * Professional Practice of Software Engineering

Examples in the literature
Lidando com Pessoas Difíceis : WANGENHEIM, Christiane Gresse Von; CARVALHO, Osório Pereira; BATTISTELLA, Paulo Eduardo. Ensinar a Gerência de Equipes em Disciplinas de Gerência de Projetos de Software. Revista Brasileira de Informática na Educação, v. 21, n. 1, 2013.