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Using Tuckman’s Model to Navigate Effective Team Development

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

As Project Managers, we are challenged to help teams understand the big picture, move beyond bottlenecks, resolve conflict in a productive fashion and deliver quality projects/products on time, under budget and within scope. While processes may be predictable and repeatable, people are often not. Managing people in a world where the only constant is change can prove to be quite a conundrum at times.

In this session, we’ll take a closer look at the five stages of Tuckman’s Model and how it relates to team dynamics and development. We’ll cover different techniques that can be used to help identify potential bottlenecks and help your team shift gears if they find themselves stuck in the early stages.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Grasp the essence and characteristic of the 5 stages of Tuckman’s Model
• Identify the importance of navigating through each stage for effective growth and how to support your team’s progression from one stage to the next
• Learn practical strategies and leadership techniques to facilitate and enhance team
  dynamics at each stage of Tuckman’s Model, ensuring a smoother path to peak
  performance

About Tanya

Tanya Boyd is a dynamic project manager and creative strategist with 20+ years of experience across disaster recovery, healthcare, IT, marketing, and government. As Director of Creative Collaboration at Corbeau and Project Success Academy, she blends imagination, strategy, and storytelling to design bold programs and partnerships that drive measurable results. She also manages a team of PMI certification instructor who teach through PMI’s Authorized Training Program. 

She also designed a 3-part, 7 hour self-paced course that covers the essentials of effective communication in projects. 

A PMP® since 2014 and PMI-ACP® since 2020, Tanya previously served as President of the PMI Baton Rouge Chapter, where she gained a front-row view of the evolving challenges facing project leaders. She is also a co-author of Projectland Goes to the Movies, linking pop culture to modern leadership lessons and a contributor on the PURE Management Alliance team that created a 60-PDU video series.

She is an in-demand keynote speaker and has delivered high-energy sessions and workshops to 40+ PMI chapters, companies, and at PMI Global Summit. Tanya believes curiosity and communication unlock creative solutions. Off the clock, she’s often kayaking Louisiana’s swamps, camera in hand, chasing the next wild idea while building her nature photography portfolio.