Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) Practice Test

Which of the following is not one of the phases of team development?

1. Norming

2. Forming

3. Evaluating

4. Performing

The correct answer is: Evaluating

In the context of team development, the phases commonly recognized include forming, storming, norming, and performing. The correct answer, which identifies what is not a phase of team development, is evaluating. Evaluating typically refers to the process of assessing the team’s performance or the outcomes of a project's efforts rather than being a formal phase in team development. The phases—forming, norming, and performing—describe stages in which teams go through various dynamics as they come together, establish roles, create relationships, and ultimately work effectively towards their goals. By distinguishing evaluating from these established phases, it becomes clear that while it may be a valuable practice, it does not fit within the framework of the development stages and is more of a performance assessment outside of the developmental sequence.