W1_TRI_ Tuckman Analysis Mahakam13

It was stated by Bruce Tuckman in 1965 that teams normally go through four stages of development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. A decade later, Tuckman updated the model with fifth stage, Adjourning, to describe the break up team after project completed. For 40 years, that model has become reference in many modern corporates in analyzing their team growth.

Team Stages of Tuckman Model (Graph from Wilson, 2010)

Test Result

I was assigned to use the Tuckman model to stage the Mahakam13 team, a new team that just lived last week. It took about 20 minutes full time to complete the test with our preferable answer. Here is the result of the test:

·         Forming               : 24

·         Storming              : 21

·         Norming              : 28

·         Performing         : 31        

What are we?

It was excited seeing the result that the mahakam13 team has positioned in Performing stage. Referring to Donclark (2010), the Performing includes the feelings and behaviors as follows:

ü  Members have insights into personal and group processes

ü  An understanding of each other's strengths and weakness

ü  Constructive self-change

ü  Ability to prevent or work through group problems

ü  Close attachment to the team

Conclusion

Although the team is already in Performing stage, the results still indicate it is also in transition period between Forming-Storming and Norming-Performing. The team growth is in forming due to its age. On the other side, the team is also in performing since it successfully delivered the project plan whereas the team wasn’t in face to face period. In the same time, the team still engages its norm for all members (Norming).

However, the result will be more accurate if the test completed by all members. The total value from each member can represent the growth of team stage based on Tuckman model.

Reference:

Donclark. (2010). Matrix Teams. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadtem2.html

Survey. Retrieved from http://www.cscaweb.org/EMS/sector_team/support_files/tools_for_the_team/tool_stage.pdf

Wilson, Carol. (2010). Bruce Tuckman’s Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing Team Development Model. Retrieved from www.performancecoachtraining.com