Team Development Case Study

Stages of Team Development for Project Teams Did you know that there are five stages of team development? Many people are unaware that there are stages that project teams must go through to successfully complete a project. Bruce Wayne Tuckman developed and published the first four stages of team growth in 1965. It wasn’t until 1977 that Tuckman, along with Mary Ann Jensen added a fifth stage. The first stage of team development is forming. Stage two is storming. The third stage is norming. Stage four is performing. Finally, the last stage of team development is adjourning. In the following paragraphs I will describe each stage in depth. The “forming” stage is the first stage in team development. Gina Abudi explains “the “forming” stage takes

Stage two is the “storming” stage. Gina Abudi explains in her article that “in this stage, the team members compete with each other for status and acceptance of their ideas (Abudi, 2010).” During this stage, team members will develop different opinions on what/ how things should be done. With the guidance of the team leader, conflict should be resolved as the team learns how to solve problems together. Team members evolve during storming stage by learning how to function both independently and as a whole team. The team is ready to move on to the third stage, when they become more accepting of each other and learn how to make decision as a

The fourth stage is called the performing stage. In the “permoring” stage, teams start functioning at a higher performance level. By this stage, team members know and trust each other enough to rely on each other’s guidance. Team members are much more efficient at solving problems quickly. PM hut explains that “when they disagree, the team members can work through it and come to consensus without interrupting the project’s progress. (Hut, 2010).” The performing stage is when the team leader steps back and allows the team to do all the decision making and problem