Stages of team development (Tuckman, 1965)
According to Tuckman, all groups go through a series of stages of development before performing in a fully mature and effective manner and a team develops from individuals through a series of stages in accordance with the shared experiences of its members. Tuckman identified four stages of team development, to which he added a fifth stage, adjourning, with Jensen in the late 70s (Tuckman & Jensen, 1977).
Click on each stage of the pyramid from the bottom up.
The fifth stage: 'Adjourning' (sometimes also referred to as 'mourning'): the stage when the team disbands and individuals move on to other responsibilities.
Bruce W. Tuckman – forming, storming norming and performing in groups
For detailed information on Tuckman's model and the research which led to its development.
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