This Week in PM: Team-Building Activities

People are your greatest resource within project management; therefore, it is indispensable that the team gels and optimally perform. Below are the Project Management Institute’s 5 phases of team building.

Forming — this phase is where the team meets and learns about the project and their formal roles and responsibilities. Team members tend to be independent and not as open in this phase.

Storming — during this phase, the team begins to address the project work, technical decisions, and the project management approach. If team members are not collaborative and open to differing ideas and perspectives, the environment can become counterproductive.

Norming — in the norming phase, team members begin to work together and adjust their work habits and behaviors to support the team. The team learns to trust each other.

Performing — teams that reach the performing stage function as a well-organized unit. They are interdependent and work through issues smoothly and effectively.

Adjourning — the team completes the work and moves on from the project. This typically occurs when staff is released from the project as deliverables are completed or as part of carrying out the close project or phase process.

Source : Project Management Institute

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