Tom is managing a project team responsible for erecting a new office building. 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

E. Forming

Explanation:

It was Bruce Tuckman who formulated model of team stage as Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. During Forming stage, team members struggle to establish basic rules and explore the sort of behaviors that are acceptable. The team also tries to find out performance expectations. From stranger to a collective group, the team tries to recognize each other. In case of Tom's project team, members show different behaviors in order to establish personal relations.

forming

Explanation:

it is the initial step that need to be execute to have good formation of business team.  it is the stage in which every individual contact to each other to know about their expectation, their way of taking challenges.

it is that key step that only who mark the footpath for successful organisation. it can also refer as information gathering stage where all information that is needed to pull organisation to the next level is collected