You have undoubtedly been in many student project groups, teams, or perhaps project groups at work. Write a brief description of a memorable group you have been a member of and describe your favorite phase in the group development process

What specific behaviors and incidents identify the phase in question?

The stages in group development are forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Examples will vary, but should include anecdotes along the lines of the classic behaviors describes in the following five sentences. In the forming stage, the project team members get to know each other and lay the basis for project and team ground rules. The storming stage features the start of conflict as team members begin to resist authority and demonstrate hidden agendas and prejudices. Members agree on operating procedures and seek to work together in the norming stage, finally committing to the project development process. Group members work to accomplish the project during the performing stage. Once their work is done, groups disband in the adjourning stage.