The Group Development Process

Groups and teams $$xperience a predictable life$-$cycle or development process. Different models of group development conceptualize this process in various ways, but the most popular is Tuckman's five$-$stage model of group development. This activity is important because understanding how groups typically develop will help you to better manage outcomes in the groups in which you participate and those you direct.

The goal of this activity is to help you to differentiate between the five stages in Tuckman's model of group development.

Read the descriptions of one's potential experience of joining a company's business development team. Match the stages in Tuckman's model of group development with the descriptions.

$1$

Storming

$2$

Forming

$3$

Performing

$4$

Norming

$5$

Adjourning

Match each of the options above to the items below.