Tuckman's Stages Of Team Development
3.1 Analysis of the development of teams
Bruce W. Tuckman developed a framework about developing teams in the 1960s. It is called Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing.
Forming: During the forming stage, team members generally have high expectations from the team. Members are anxious about how they will measure up in relation to other team members. There will be a lot of questions from all members about tasks, goals and how they are to be accomplished. Very small amount is accomplished in terms of task completion during this stage. This is because much of the teams energy is focused on defining the team.
Storming: During this phase, members get rid of all initial formalities and politeness and openly express their views on how the team is progressing, showing concern as to whether the team can achieve its goals. There is a lot of criticism between members, and challenge each other’s opinions or approaches. To solve these differences, the team task during this phase is to simply redefine its goals and break it into simple portions so that they can be easily handed to members. …show more content…
They are more accepting of each other’s ideas. Constructive criticism is welcomed and encouraged. During this stage, members express their inner ideas about how to accomplish goals. Group cohesion improves during this stage. Productivity increases markedly.
Performing: In this stage the team members feel an attachment to the team. They understand that the team is much more than merely the sum of its parts. A ‘can do’ attitude is visible, and the team strides to achieving its goals. Accomplishments in team process or progress are measured and
Bruce W. Tuckman developed a framework about developing teams in the 1960s. It is called Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing.
Forming: During the forming stage, team members generally have high expectations from the team. Members are anxious about how they will measure up in relation to other team members. There will be a lot of questions from all members about tasks, goals and how they are to be accomplished. Very small amount is accomplished in terms of task completion during this stage. This is because much of the teams energy is focused on defining the team.
Storming: During this phase, members get rid of all initial formalities and politeness and openly express their views on how the team is progressing, showing concern as to whether the team can achieve its goals. There is a lot of criticism between members, and challenge each other’s opinions or approaches. To solve these differences, the team task during this phase is to simply redefine its goals and break it into simple portions so that they can be easily handed to members. …show more content…
They are more accepting of each other’s ideas. Constructive criticism is welcomed and encouraged. During this stage, members express their inner ideas about how to accomplish goals. Group cohesion improves during this stage. Productivity increases markedly.
Performing: In this stage the team members feel an attachment to the team. They understand that the team is much more than merely the sum of its parts. A ‘can do’ attitude is visible, and the team strides to achieving its goals. Accomplishments in team process or progress are measured and