As a lot of people have mentioned choosing your team members is not that realistic in the real world. People are just assigned projects based on their role. It would be best and helpful if the person is also knowledgeable and hopefully they are. The best thing one can do when working in teams is to stay open minded and constantly communicate. Most problems when working in teams are due to miscommunication so making sure everyone is on the same page via meetings or emails are a good practice.