Norming and performing. A sense of group cohesion develops. Members accept the team and develop norms for resolving conflicts, making decisions, and completing assignments. Norming takes place in three ways. First, as storming is overcome, the team becomes more relaxed and steady.
Conflicts are no longer as frequent and no longer throw the team off course.
Second, norming occurs when the team develops a routine. Scheduled team meetings give a sense of predictability and orientation. The team's goal, however, is performing, not just norming. Yet, norming is a necessary transition stage. A team can't perform if it doesn't norm.