Navigating the Team Map

This article applies to all Design users in the PI2 software.

Once you've created a team and added team members, use the Team Map to see how these individuals compare or contrast in their preferred work styles.

How to view the Team Map

Log in to the PI software.
Select Design from the top navigation bar.
Select a team from the Team Discovery homepage.
You'll see the Team Map on the left-hand side of your team page.

How does the Team Map work?

The Team Map lets you visualize the behaviors of individual team members by "plotting" them onto one of 4 quadrants:

Innovation & Agility: Individuals in this quadrant tend to focus on big ideas, experimentation, and fast decision-making.
Results & Discipline: Individuals in this quadrant tend to focus on goals, competition, and execution.
Process & Precision: Individuals in this quadrant tend to focus on diligence, systemization, and data-driven decision-making.
Teamwork & Employee Experience: Individuals in this quadrant tend to focus on collaboration, relationship building, and group input.

In some cases, individuals may fall squarely within a single quadrant; in other cases, they may straddle the line between 2 or even all 4 quadrants. By viewing where each team member lands on the Team Map, you can better understand the different team dynamics at play when working together.

Tip: These are not exhaustive definitions. For more on the 4 quadrants, check out the following resources:

Tips when using the Team Map

Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind when navigating the Team Map.

1. View each team member's details at a glance.

Before exploring the actual Team Map, you'll notice a table on the right-hand side containing a list of all team members who are currently plotted.

Here, you can view:

Each team members' name
Their Reference Profile
Their Behavioral Pattern
Their "pin" color (see tip #5)

2. Click a quadrant name to learn more about it.

Each of the 4 quadrant names can be hovered over and clicked on.

Upon doing so, a panel will open revealing more details about how team members associated with this quadrant tend to behave in a team environment.

3. Click a person's "pin" to learn about their behavioral tendencies.

Each "pin" on the Team Map represents a different team member who has been plotted. (Each set of initials corresponds to a person's full name.)

By clicking a pin, a panel will open containing that person's name, Reference Profile, strengths, preferred work style, and potential caution areas.

4. Two team members can be plotted in the same location.

If you see 2 pairs of initials over a single pin, it means 2 different individuals are plotted in the same location.

In this scenario, select the set of initials for the specific individual you would like to learn more about.

5. You can color-code different pins!

As you discuss your Team Discovery results, it may be helpful to visualize your team data in different ways.

Within the "Team Members" panel, click the ellipsis button next to an employee's name.

You will see an option to "Set pin color," followed by a list of colors.

Upon selecting a color, the employee's pin will update seamlessly both in the "Team Members" list and on the Team Map.

You can apply this color-coding feature in various ways.

Cross-functional initiatives: Denote representatives from different teams.
Leadership development: Denote people or function managers.
Performance management: Denote high performers vs. low performers.
Succession planning: Denote employees who will soon be leaving the team.
Culture change: Denote 2 teams that are being merged together.

Tip: This is a non-exhaustive list of the ways you might choose to use PI Design. For more ideas, check out our Design scenarios videos.

6. The Team Map has an advanced science mode.

If you're certified in PI or simply enjoy talking in terms of "ABCD" and other PI vernacular, we've included an advanced science mode just for you.

To access this mode, select the graph button underneath the Team Map.

Doing so will add the 2 "Factor" values (i.e., ABCD) that are most prominent for each quadrant.

Example: The Innovation & Agility quadrant tends to have individuals whose highest PI Factors are the Dominance (A) drive and the Extraversion (B) drive.

FAQs

My Team Map is blank. Why?

If your Team Map is blank, it likely means one of the following things:

You haven't added any team members to this team. Once you do, they'll show up (provided they've completed the PI Behavioral Assessment).

You've added team members, but they haven't taken the Behavioral Assessment yet. Once they've taken the assessment, they will be plotted based on their results.

You may be viewing the wrong team. In this case, you can select a different one from the Design (aka "Team Discovery") homepage.

How exactly do Behavioral Assessment results translate to the Team Map?

Learn more about the science behind Team Discovery.

What does the "Mark as Team Lead" option do?

The "Mark as Team Lead" option enables an extra piece of content when viewing a team member's behavioral details.

To access this content, first select the "Mark as Team Lead" option.

Next, click the person's pin on the Team Map (or on their name in the Team Members list).

Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Underneath the "Potential Caution Areas" section, you'll see an added section titled "As a Team Lead."

Use this content to anticipate how a team lead may interact when managing this team.

Which PI Factors are most prominent in each of the 4 quadrants?

Here's a breakdown by quadrant:

The Innovation & Agility quadrant tends to have individuals whose highest PI Factors are the Dominance (A) drive and the Extraversion (B) drive.

The Results & Discipline quadrant tends to have individuals whose highest PI Factors are the Dominance (A) drive and the Formality (D) drive.

The Process & Precision quadrant tends to have individuals whose highest PI Factors are the Patience (C) drive and the Formality (D) drive.

The Teamwork & Employee Experience quadrant tends to have individuals whose highest PI Factors are the Extraversion (B) drive and the Patience (C) drive.

Which PI Factors are least prominent in each of the 4 quadrants?