1. Managing Teams  Goal: Have all projects succeed  Why projects fail Teamwork problems, not technical problems Common problems  Ineffective leadership  Lack of participation  Procrastination  Poor quality work  Feature creep

2. Common Phases of Team Development Forming - Storming - Norming - Performing Bruce Tuckman, 1965

3. Forming  This phase occurs when a team first comes together, or when membership changes. Sometimes this phase is called the "honeymoon" period because everyone is so nice to each other. Group members are learning how each of them works and are trying to figure out who will play what role in the team.

4. Storming  During this phase, team members begin challenging and disagreeing with one another. They often jockey for position and use their expertise as weapons. Teams can get stuck in this phase and then fail. They key to moving quickly through this phase is explicitly defining the roles and responsibilities of each team member.

5. Norming  In this phase, team members start offering ideas and suggestions, sometimes using humor to get their points across. They reveal their preferences for performing tasks. Standards of behavior (formal and informal) and team processes are defined.

6. Performing  This phase is the ideal phase for a team.  They work hard and play hard together, using humor to help ease tensions.  Team members anticipate problems, changes in direction and each other's moves.  The focus of the team is on accomplishing their goals and not on blaming each other.

7. Making Progress  Your team can minimize the storming phase by clarifying the team's mission defining goals and milestones establishing roles and responsibilities creating processes for getting the work done

8. Forming-Storming-Ignoring-Pretending  Forming  Storming  Ignoring Fails to resolve the conflicts  Pretending Follows the requirements with little hope of project success