Tuckman's Theory

Tuckman's theory focuses on the way in which a team tackles a task from the initial formation of the team through to the completion of the project. The developmental stages that teams commonly go through are the Forming stage, Storming stage, Norming stage, Performing stage and Adjourning stage which was to mark the end of the group (Priestley, 2015). Tuckman’s Theory fits with my project management experience although the forming stage didn’t quite correlate. The forming stage is the period where relationships are built and members get to know each other; however my group had a good relationship already since we were initially friends. Every other stage in the theory fit with my experience since in the storming stage participants of the group