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Evaluating the Team
Steve, BA (Tester) “What did you think of the project update meeting that we attended yesterday, Harriet?”
Harriet (Database designer) “It was not very productive.”
Steve “I wanted to get approval on my test design, but instead we spent most of our time disagreeing with everyone’s methods.”
Harriet “I was bored initially, but it got more exciting when Jake stormed out of the room after calling Sue too aggressive, which made Sue cry. Fred continued to ramble on about unimportant details related to your test design model.”
Steve “It reminded me of home. I have three teenaged kids, and it felt the same.”
Harriet “Yeah, I think it has something to do with the storming stage of team development.”
Steve “How did you get to ...
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