Agroup of architects and engineers has been organized to plan the construction of a new bridge. the team members are getting to know each other and are setting some preliminary ground rules. this group is in the stage of team development.

a. forming

b. reforming

c. storming

d. performing

e. norming

a. forming

Explanation:

The forming–storming–norming–performing model of group development was first proposed by Bruce Tuckman  who said that these phases are all necessary and inevitable in order for the team to grow, face up to challenges, tackle problems, find solutions, plan work, and deliver results.

Forming: The team meets and learns about the opportunities and challenges, and then agrees on goals and begins to tackle the tasks. Team members come together to become oriented to the tasks as well as to one another. They meet and deliberate on defining the scope of the task, how to approach it, and similar concerns. How to move from this stage to the next, each member must relinquish the comfort of non-threatening topics and risk the possibility of conflict.

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