the behavior of a team can should be taken to avoid "groupthink" the tendency for groups that work together over a period of time to produce poorly reasoned decisions. Groupthink is evident when social pressured and conflict avoidance overtake the desire to rigorously question analysis and alternatives in favor of seeking conformity and consensus. Common outcomes of gorupthink are an incomplete survey of issues and alternatives, failure to consider the risks of the group's decision,failure to reappraise initially rejected alternatives, limited recognition and evaluation of case information, and failure to work out contingency plans due to overconfidence in the likelihood of success of a choosen course of action and the correctness of a decision.