Which of the following examples demonstrates the midway point of the punctuated equilibrium development pattern?
A) Graden finally feels comfortable enough with his role to slip into a mundane routine.
B) Brady realizes his team is failing and asks his supervisors for permission to disband it.
C) Sunny illuminates long festering resentments within the team and progress comes to a standstill.
D) Phyllis and her teammates realize they need to quit messing around and get busy to meet their deadline.
E) Blaine and her associates have worked ahead, so they can relax and do nothing for the duration of the project.

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Certain types of project teams follow a pattern of development called punctuated equilibrium. At the initial team meeting, members make assumptions and establish a pattern of behavior that lasts for the first half of its life. That pattern of behavior becomes a matter of habit for members and creates an inertia that continues until roughly the midway point of the project. Then something remarkable happens: Members realize that they have to change their approach to the task to complete it on time. Teams that take this opportunity to plan a new approach during this transition tend to do well, and the new framework dominates their behavior until task completion.

Which of the Following Examples Demonstrates the Midway Point of the Punctuated