Four stages of group development1:
- forming: assembling the team for the first time
- storming: work through differences in personality and ways of working
- norming: develop standard ways of working
- performing: execute effectively
It has been argued that storming actually takes place through the life of the team2.
1. Tuckman, B. W. Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological Bulletin 63, 384–399 (1965).
2. Skelton, M., Pais, M. & Malan, R. Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow. (IT Revolution Press, Portland, OR, 2019).