JLBC Stages of Group Development

JLBC Stages of Group Development

• Proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965:

• These phases are necessary and inevitable for the team to grow, face up to challenges, tackle problems, find solutions, plan work, and deliver results

Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing Adjourning (added in 1977)

Tuckman, Bruce; Developmental Sequence in Small Groups; Psychological Bulletin. 63(6) 384-399