Creating a team modelA model for explaining the context and process of teamwork must work on two levels. There are group dynamics that impact the team process as a whole and personal dynamics that follow the phases and changes experienced by team members throughout the team process. After reviewing the University of Phoenix team lifecycle model, reflecting on course readings, and discussing with teammates, two avenues were identified that may apply to University of Phoenix teams: and possibly , broader representation of industry and nonprofit organizations. Team A concluded that Bruce Tuckman's 1965 model of team development provides one of the best descriptions of group dynamics. It depicts the typical group stages experienced by Team A members when they competed on the University of Phoenix teams. It also describes the typical development described by the members of Team A from their team activities at work and their social activities. As group dynamics evolve, changes also occur within the individuals participating in teams. This is most clearly seen in the University of Phoenix teams, where individual team members share only one personal goal: to earn a degree. They are not employed by the same company, are not members of a particular political or social organization, and do not share other ties. They come from varied backgrounds, countries and socio-economic experiences. When the University requires them to work as a team, members evolve through a predictable process that mimics Tuckman's model. When these two evolutionary patterns are displayed – Tuckman's group dynamics and observed individual evolutionary patterns – a model is formed that can be applied to a wide range of organizations to provide leadership with tangible, comprehensive direction with references,Group Dynamics – Bruce Tuckman's 1965 Team Development ModelTuckman's Team Development ModelThis section will summarize Tuckman's contribution to the field of team development given its recognized validity and widespread applicability. A brief overview of his work will be followed by his and Jensen's 1977 extension of his theory, which added a fifth step to the model. Finally, the implications of the theory will be briefly summarized as well as a starting point for presenting a unique model of team development.BackgroundTuckman reviewed, in 1965, 50 articles that at the time discussed the stages group development. Tuckman's goal was to review this literature and, through evaluation and extrapolation of general concepts, to be able to suggest and formulate a general model applicable to most cases of group development (Tuckman, 1965).