Tuckman Ladder Question
Submitted by @jerry on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 05:54
Hi All,
Below questions was attempted by me in the PMStudy exam. Somehow I am not convinced with the correct answer displayed by PMstudy. I had selected Norming as the right ansmwer and PMstudy is saying Performing as the right answer. Can anyone help me in understanding it.
You are a project manager in a pharmaceutical company and manage a team of 50 resources in a virtual project team across multiple time zones. There were concerns that team members would not be able to work well in this virtual team structure. However, you are mid-way into the project and team members have successfully figured out efficient ways to work together effectively. The team is in which stage of group development? |
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Choice 1 | Performing | |
Choice 2 | Forming | |
Choice 3 | Smoothing | |
Choice 4 | Norming | |
Correct Choice : 1 | ||
Justification : | ||
Tuckman described five stages of team development. Teams usually go through the stages in order, but it is possible for teams to skip a stage or get stuck in, or revert to a previous stage.
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admin
Mon, 04/28/2014 - 12:06
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Is there any basis for you to
Is there any basis for you to select Norming at the right answer ?
philstinnet
Mon, 04/28/2014 - 13:43
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I also thought Norming. But
I also thought Norming. But after reading the answer and analyzing it, i think that 'Performing' is the best choice.
In Norming, the team is figuring out or trying to adjust their behaviors while doing the work.
In Performing, they have already adjusted their behaviors and doing the work.
The language of the question says - " team members have successfully figured out efficient ways to work together "
The language used shows that 'figuring out each other' has been done. So, they can not be in 'Norming' phase.
PMP Fighter
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 09:29
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There is no smoothing, it is
There is no smoothing, it is make up terms.
Norming - because
mid-way into the project and team members have successfully figured out efficient ways to work together effectively
philstinnet
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 14:23
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@ PMP Fighter,Could you
@ PMP Fighter,
Could you please explain the reason for showing 'mid-way' in bold ?
Let me ask a question -
The project team has finished working on the project. The team is in which stage of group development?
1) Performing
2) Adjourning
I think the key is to pay attention to the - "tense of the story before the question" and "tense of the question".
Thanks
sunku65
Thu, 05/01/2014 - 03:55
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Its performing stage
Very begining common fightings.
If question mention only this ..There were concerns that team members would not be able to work well in this virtual team structure. Then Storming.
Then mention Howerver means the Storming phase has been crossed.
.... you are mid-way into the project and team members have successfully figured out efficient ways to work together effectively... that means in performing stage.
sunku65
Thu, 05/01/2014 - 04:00
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..has finished .. means ready
..has finished .. means ready to enter Adjouning. The PM yet to disburs the Team. Still the team is ready to face last minute approved changes. So, the team in still in performing Stage.
philstinnet
Thu, 05/01/2014 - 04:44
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@ SunkuYour comment on
@ Sunku
Your comment on 'adjourning' makes it sound like adjourning does not have a time period. Adjourning stage is a 'time-stamp' and not a 'time-period' type phase.
Please correct me if i am wrong...
sunku65
Thu, 05/01/2014 - 04:56
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Hi PhilstinnetI agree your
Hi Philstinnet
I agree your point. But, the PM has to dissolve the team officially(time-stamp), unless the team is in the project.
In this question i think the right answer is Performing. I may wrong. I need to study further on web in this regard.
Thanks,
sunku65
Thu, 05/01/2014 - 05:01
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Staff is not yet released
Staff is not yet released according to the question. I stick with Performing Stage.
philstinnet
Sun, 05/04/2014 - 23:30
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@ SunkuI have looked 5
@ Sunku
I have looked 5 different online articles on Tuckman's ladder.
This is what i got after reading those -
The adjourning phase can start when project is near completion. Team members will start to 'look back'. They will start to talk how far they have come.
In the adjourning phase, people become emotional or sad with the thoughts that things are ending. Some team member may feel excited. An experienced team member is less likely to be sad comapred to the young team member.
The efficiency of the team does not change from the Performaing stage. However, conflicts can arise because of the thought of seperating from each other and because of not everyone being on the same emotional plane.
In the Performing stage, team members are most likely to solve the problems by themselves. But, in the Adjourning stage, they may need the help from the Project Manager or Team Leader.
So, it looks like the time length of the Adjourning phase is resting on few factors -
1) Experience of the team members (how many adjournign phases have they seen in their lives?).
2) Emotional nature of the team members.
So, if the question-statement says - The team has finished working on the project. The team is in which stage of group development ?
It is really hard to answer this. The information given is not enough. If one can add one more line like - "And the team has started to look back." Then it means, team is definitely in the adjourning phase. Otherwise, it can be in either Performing or Adjourning.
Thanks
Frances Tessler
Thu, 10/16/2014 - 23:35
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Norming
They just began working together effectively. They will now move into performing.