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Whether you’re looking to become a Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM) or you’re just keen to underpin your project management skills, understanding different models for team development is critical. This piece will focus on two such models: the Tuckman model and the Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance Model, both of which inform an efficacious ScrumMaster practice.
Developed in the 1960s, the Tuckman model proposes four primary stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, and performing.
Although not originally part of the model, a fifth stage, Adjourning, was later added. This covers the project or task completion and the team disassembly. A ScrumMaster should implement retrospective meetings to grasp learning points from this stage.
The Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance model illustrates team development as seven stages, presented in a curved line that suggests a climb towards peak performance and a descent to team disassembly or transformation.
Tuckman Model | Drexler/Sibbet Model | |
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Number of stages | 5 | 7 |
Focuses on team’s | Psychological & developmental trajectory | Purpose, trust, roles, goals, implementation, performance & renewal |
Ideal for | Established teams undergoing transitions or new teams | Teams seeking clarity on the purpose, renewing their strategies, and understanding their roles |
In conclusion, these two models provide a framework that CSP-SM candidates can use to understand team dynamics and navigate them towards successful operational hierarchies. As a ScrumMaster, knowing the right model to apply given the context could make all the difference between a high-performing team and an unsuccessful one.
Answer: True
Explanation: Tuckman’s model suggests that teams pass through 4 stages: forming, storming, norming, and performing. The Drexler-Sibbet model, however, uses 7 stages: orientation, trust building, goal clarification, commitment, implementation, high performance, and renewal.
Answer: C. Forming
Explanation: In the “forming” stage of Tuckman’s model, team members are introduced, learn about the project and their roles, and start to work together.
Answer: False
Explanation: Unlike models such as Tuckman’s, Agile team development does not necessarily follow a linear progression. It is more about fostering a mindset and culture of continuous improvement.
Answer: A. The number of stages
Explanation: Tuckman’s model includes four stages whereas the Drexler-Sibbet model includes seven stages, although both models emphasize the progression of a team towards higher performance through stages.
Answer: A. Orientation, B. Trust Building, D. High Performance.
Explanation: The Drexler-Sibbet model indeed includes stages of: orientation, trust building, and high performance. However, conflict management is not specifically designated as a unique stage.
Answer: True
Explanation: In the ‘norming’ stage, team members start to resolve their conflicts, appreciate colleagues’ strengths, and respect your authority as a leader.
Answer: C. Drexler-Sibbet’s model
Explanation: The Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model includes stages of ‘Goal Clarification’ and ‘Commitment’.
Answer: False
Explanation: ‘Storming’ in Tuckman’s model is when conflicts arise as team members express their individual perspectives and vie for influence in the team, not when they are at their highest performance.
Answer: A. Agile model
Explanation: The Agile model of team development is focused more on achievable goals and less on achieving a specific stage.
Answer: A. Transparency, C. Feedback and reflection
Explanation: The Agile model of team development emphasizes open communication with transparency and regular feedback and reflection for continuous improvement. It does not focus on a specific progression through stages or advocate for hierarchy and strong leadership.
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