Tom is managing a project team responsible for building a new office building that started this week. He notices that team members are trying out different behaviors to see what is acceptable to the project and personal relations. Which stage of development is the team in?. A. Norming

B. Storming

C. Performing

D. Adjourning

E. Forming

The answer to this question is E. Forming

Explanation:

The forming stage of team development is the stage where team members establish ground rules and try to find out what behaviors are acceptable and what performance expectations are.

It is the stage where group members learn what to do, how the group is going to operate, what is expected, and what is acceptable.

The group members needs high degree of guidance from the team leader or the team manager in other to be able to understand their individual roles, understand the purpose of the team and organised the team structure.

Hence the answer is E. Forming stage.