PHASE 4 – PERFORMING “ASSESSMENT TO CHECK THE PROGRESS”

The phase of performing is defined by Tuckman as follow:

        "Lastly, the final stage is attained by the group in which the interpersonal design becomes the technique of different activities of the task. Roles become functional and flexible, and the energy of the group is channeled into activities. Issues regarding structure are resolved and structure can be supportive of the performance of the task. Performing can be used to label this phase" (Tuckman, 2001, p. 78).

        In the new guide's fourth phase, performance is shown by the team and specific actions are considered. Team members understand what to perform and have an open mindset. They appreciate and accept each other while working together. This is how success is established.

Similarly, the management of a project that is complicated would have chosen and applied tools, styles, and methods of management while assessing herself or himself along with the team. For a viable success, it is important to perform critical reflection in terms of the achieved result. Navigating Complication of PMI seems to support evaluation and offers a picture of the complex or complicated project by posing forty-eight questions.

        The five-phase model of Tuckman "in small groups, developmental sequences" is actually a linear model. However, Bales among other theorists have presented different cyclic models and it has been argued by Bales that members of a team find a balance between the interpersonal relationship with team members and completing a task. This seems to result in a movement among performing and norming (Bales, 1965). The phase of performing must be repeated iteratively together with the storming and norming phase. As the management of complicated project proceeds, different projects might be classified in a different manner and adaption regarding the implemented processes may be important.