Introduction to the PI Behavioral Assessment
Welcome to Intro to the BA! Read all about the BA basics including what the BA measures, validity, reliability, scoring, and more.
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Design Resource Center
Here you’ll find more user information about the PI Design tool, as well as resources to help you improve teamwork and collaboration. Intro to PI Design Getting started PI Design lets you see and improve any team’s chance of success. Compare the work you’re doing with the people doing the work. Discover what motivates your…
What is the Behavioral Target?
Every individual is wired differently. Their behavioral makeup dictates how they approach and respond to situations in the workplace. And the more insight you have into those behaviors, the better equipped you are as a colleague, team, or organization to understand your people – and put them in positions where they will thrive. Let’s explore…
Team Action Planning
You’ve completed your first Team Discovery Session—what’s next? How do you take what you learned in your session and begin applying it day to day? It probably comes as no surprise that significant change takes time. That’s where the Team Action Planner comes in. Below, we’ll explore how to use the planner to find actions…
Reliability and Validity of the PI Cognitive Assessment
The PI Cognitive Assessment was developed in 2010 in response to client demand for a short cognitive ability assessment which could provide a valid predictor for job performance. The development work was conducted in accordance with Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (SIOP, 2003), and the Standards for Educational and Psychological…
The PI Cognitive Assessment Sample Questions
How can I access or share the sample questions? The PI Cognitive Assessment Sample Questions are found in the administrator’s invitation, if the administrator chose to include them. Anyone with this link may complete the sample questions. No personal information is requested or stored in association with the sample questions. PI account owners can include…
Administering Multiple Behavioral Assessments
Millions of people complete the PI Behavioral Assessment every year, and some people will be asked to complete the assessment multiple times. Participants should not be asked to complete the PI Behavioral Assessment more than once per year, and participants should only be surveyed when there is a need to collect behavioral scores. Our research…
Reliability and Validity of the PI Behavioral Assessment
The Predictive Index has an extensive scientific background going back over 60 years. We have conducted over 400 client validation studies that support the PI Behavioral Assessment’s ability to predict job performance across jobs, industries, and countries. We adhere to the standards set forth in The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. In addition, the…
Team Discovery Quadrants
On this page we cover: Work Styles Framework By mapping people and strategy to this framework we create a common language to consider an organization’s talent in relation to its business initiatives. Quadrants in opposing positions embody competing values. Quadrants that are adjacent to one another embody some shared values. Click on each quadrant below to learn about how they…
Research and Validity at PI
Learn about fairness, reliability, and validity research at PI.
Is it okay to deliver the PI Behavioral Assessment on a mobile device?
The Predictive Index (PI) fully endorses the use of mobile devices for taking the PI Behavioral Assessment. PI has compared the results of thousands of PI Behavioral Assessments taken on computers, tablets, and mobile phones. Two studies have verified that the choice of device has no effect on the number of adjectives a respondent chooses…
Behavioral and Cognitive Assessment Accommodations
What are potential accommodations for respondents with disabilities on PI’s assessments? Clients and other stakeholders often have questions about administering the PI Behavioral Assessment and PI Cognitive Assessment to assessment takers with disabilities. These questions may arise because the client needs to comply with legal requirements, or the client may be working with assessment takers…
Optional Research Questions (ORQs)
The Optional Research Questions (ORQs), are a set of questions in which respondents are invited to participate prior to the PI Behavioral Assessment. The ORQ page consists of demographic questions and may also consist of additional questions about the respondent. These questions help The Predictive Index ensure the continuing fairness of its assessments as well…
What is the PI Word Test Program?
Overview The PI word test program randomly selects four test words from an item pool and presents those words to each assessment-taker on both the self and self-concept pages of the PI Behavioral Assessment. While these four test words may differ between assessment-takers, the same words will be displayed on the self and self-concept pages…
Understanding your Behavioral Assessment Results
The PI Behavioral Assessment (BA) helps organizations understand the personality traits that make their employees and candidates tick. PI is your superpower: It lets you see beneath the surface so you can predict how people will behave in given situations. Your Behavioral Report will provide a more nuanced summary of your specific results. If you…