Stages of the Teaming Process

The majority of the teaming literature identifies a teaming process that typically has four primary stages.  These stages are forming, storming, norming and performing.  These stages are important to understand because teams in different stages will respond differently to certain situations.

These stages are particularly important to understand if you plan on leveraging a large team assignment that takes a good portion of the semester to complete. You typically want to provide some time for each stage, and create an assignment that can act as a catalyst for each stage in order to keep the team moving in the right direction.  The following pages describe each stage of the teaming process and possible assignments you can create that align with each stage.