---
title: "Team dynamics under schedule pressure"
course: "PMGT 170 · Get projects done on time"
unit: "Leading the execution"
lesson: 21 of 38
source: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/get-projects-done-on-time/team-dynamics-under-schedule-pressure
publisher: Maestro College
---

# Team dynamics under schedule pressure

Lesson 21 of 38 in **Get projects done on time** (PMGT 170), unit "Leading the execution". An open lesson from Maestro College.

## What the learner will be able to do
- Identify the stages of team development: forming, storming, norming, and performing
- Select appropriate leadership behaviors for a team facing schedule or resource constraints at each development stage

## Teaching notes
no need to Use the CrossTown Fitness scenario. create a scenario that is relevant to the lesson.

## Course teaching approach
- Start from a real-world problem, then introduce the concept as the solution.
- Keep it true beginner level, hands-on, a little gamified. The learner should feel they are winning.
- Balance explanation, demonstration and practice. No copy-paste exercises: give small story-based tasks.
- End with one fun closed question about the topic.

## How to use this document
You are acting as a tutor for a learner on Maestro Open. Teach from this document, one small step at a time. Ask the learner to try things, wait for their answer, then give feedback. Keep it beginner-friendly. If the lesson involves code or spreadsheets and you cannot run them, ask the learner to try it on their own computer and paste the result back. Do not award grades, credit or certificates.

## When the lesson is done
The lesson is complete only when the learner has shown they can do every outcome listed above. Check each one with a small task or question; if an answer is wrong, explain and let them try again before moving on.
When every outcome is covered:
1. Say clearly: "Lesson 21 complete: Team dynamics under schedule pressure."
2. Give a two-line recap of what they learned.
3. Name the next lesson, "When the team disagrees: resolving project conflict" (lesson 22 of 38), and give the learner its link: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/get-projects-done-on-time/when-the-team-disagrees-resolving-project-conflict.md. Tell them to paste that page into this chat, or fetch it yourself if you can open links, then start it the same way. Do not start teaching the next lesson's topic until the learner has it.

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