Developing a project with the Tuckman's model
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Why we need this model and how it works?
When it comes time to carry out a project, there are a number of elements that are essential for the proper functioning of the team or group assigned to it. In the first place, the cohesion and synchrony of the team are essential to progress effectively, in addition, good leadership of one or more members (depending on the size of the group) can become one of the key factors for the success of this project. . If you have worked on any of these projects, you will know that this is not easy, since most people come from different backgrounds, cultures, origins, ways of working... and therefore this synchrony is not always achievable. To solve this, B. Tucman designed in the 70s, a model (Tuckman Model), which more than a model can be considered a tool, since it helps to improve the productivity, synchrony and performance of teams through growth and development. of the members of it. All this based on giving these people a sense of belonging to a group and some marked phases in the development of these projects. Therefore, to achieve this through the tuckman model, we can say that this tool consists of a group of phases that a group is considered to have to face for its development and correct functioning, and that are considered necessary to be able to speak of a high-performance team.
How is distributed
Initially, the model consisted of 4 ordered parts in which a non-linear progression was obtained, that is, the effectiveness of the team does not increase as it progresses through the phases, but rather it is about obtaining a better performance as a whole at the end of the phase. these 4 and not during them. We can also consider a fifth phase that is not considered in some cases (adjourning phase), but we will talk about this later. The name of these phases in an sorted way are forming, storming, norming and performing.
The different stages
What each one consists of and explanation of them
Stage one
Characteristics and strategies (forming phase)
Stage two
Characteristics and strategies (storming phase)
Stage three
Characteristics and strategies (norming phase)
Stage four
Characteristics and strategies (performing phase)
Stage five
Characteristics and strategies (adjourning phase) And why this phase was unexistent at first?
Benefits of using this model
Real proofs and assumptions of why the model should work In this part, through documented real experiences, we will try to analyze why this model should or should not be used and in which cases it is more beneficial.
Current problems with the tuckman model
Why is it currently not considered such a good model? Numerous articles are recently written referring to the fact that this model is wrong and lacks effectiveness.
Challenges using this model
Problems you will probably face if you use this model Problems faced by groups using this model and how to overcome these
How to appply Tuckman's model as a group
Tricks and experiences of how the tuckman model has been used in projects and/or programs
Bibliography
References
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