Storming is followed by which stage in the team development model?

Storming is followed by which stage in the team development model?

• A. Forming
• B. Norming
• C. Performing
• D. Storming

Answer: (B)

In the team development sequence, after the initial period of conflict and role questioning in the storming stage, teams begin to settle into shared norms and clearer roles. This shift marks the norming stage, where members start cooperating more smoothly, trust grows, and agreed ways of working emerge. Once these norms and relationships are established, the group can focus on coordinated, productive effort, leading to the performing stage. So storming is followed by Norming, the phase of building cohesion and common purpose.

In the team development sequence, after the initial period of conflict and role questioning in the storming stage, teams begin to settle into shared norms and clearer roles. This shift marks the norming stage, where members start cooperating more smoothly, trust grows, and agreed ways of working emerge. Once these norms and relationships are established, the group can focus on coordinated, productive effort, leading to the performing stage. So storming is followed by Norming, the phase of building cohesion and common purpose.