title: A Project Team Analysis Using Tuckman's Model of Small-Group Development.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Concerns about equitable workloads for nursing faculty have been well documented, yet a standardized system for workload management does not exist. A project team was challenged to establish an academic workload management system when two dissimilar universities were consolidated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tuckman's model of small-group development was used as the framework for the analysis of processes and effectiveness of a workload project team. Agendas, notes, and meeting minutes were used as the primary sources of information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis revealed the challenges the team encountered. Utilization of a team charter was an effective tool in guiding the team to become a highly productive group. Lessons learned from the analysis are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Guiding a diverse group into a highly productive team is complex. The use of Tuckman's model of small-group development provided a systematic mechanism to review and understand group processes and tasks. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(12):675-681.].
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Natvig
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs; D016526:Workload