Thought Leader and Influencer

Scott M. Graffius has been named a thought leader and influencer; he's been involved in the development of professional standards; he's spoken at conferences and other events around the world; and his content has been used and featured by businesses, professional associations, government agencies, and universities in publications, online media, and more.

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Scott M. Graffius Named a Thought Leader and Influencer in Multiple Domains

1. Thinkers360 named Graffius a thought leader and influencer in Agile Project Management
2. Thinkers360 named Graffius a thought leader and influencer in Change Management
3. Thinkers360 named Graffius a thought leader and influencer in Digital Transformation
4. Thinkers360 named Graffius a thought leader and influencer in GovTech
5. The Awards Magazine placed Graffius on the list, 'Top 25 Project/Product Management Influencers for 2022'
6. LeadersHum placed Graffius on the list, 'Top 50 Agile Leaders of 2022'

Scott M. Graffius Involved in the Development of Professional Standards

1. Graffius was a member of the team which produced the Project Management Institute's Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition
2. Graffius was a contributor and reviewer of the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Sixth Edition
3. Graffius was a contributor and reviewer of the Project Management Institute's The Standard for Program Management—Fourth Edition
4. Graffius was a contributor and reviewer of the Project Management Institute's The Practice Standard for Project Estimating—Second Edition
5. Graffius was also a subject matter expert reviewer of content for the Project Management Institute's EMEA Congress 2019

Videos of Scott M. Graffius Speaking at Conferences Around the World

Scott M. Graffius Featured by Others in Videos and Podcasts

Scott M. Graffius Featured by Others in Publications and Online Media

1. Ravi Abuvala, founder of the business accelerator Scaling With Systems, featured Graffius’ research in 'What is the Lifespan of Your Content?'
2. Content by Scott M. Graffius included in a publication of the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA)
3. Team development content by Scott M. Graffius featured in a presentation by Adobe at DesignOps Summit 2021
4. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by AidasInc
5. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Agile42 International GmbH
6. Scott M. Graffius quoted by AgileCoach.ee
7. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Agile Scaling Experts
8. Scott M. Graffius's content (translated to Spanish) featured in a presentation by Agile Wise Corp.
9. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an AJR article
10. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by ALLAGIS
11. Scott M. Graffius's content featured (in French) by Amadium
12. American Management Association features Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' in a course on leadership
13. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in the Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute's APH Quality Handbook
14. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in APAC CIO Outlook article
15. Scott M. Graffius's content was referenced in "Application of Agile and Scrum in Education," a paper at Tendenze Attuali Della Moderna Ricerca Scientifica (Current Trends in Modern Scientific Research Conference)
16. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in an article by Ascendix
17. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society; Graffius’ research is referenced in this ACM publication
18. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in an article by Avion
19. The Beacon (Volume 25, Issue 7; August 2021) included an event with Scott M. Graffius
20. Scott M. Graffius was featured in a post by Being Agile LLC
21. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Berteig Consulting
22. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in an article from BMC Software
23. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a presentation at Boston University's Idea Conference 2023
24. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in a post by technology journalist, Adrian Bridgwater
25. Article by Brights features a quote from Graffius on the MVP
26. Broadcom features Graffius' IP
27. Buffer’s article on 9 ways to grow your following on 𝕏 has a hyperlink to Graffius' ‘Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts’ research
28. Center for Direct Marketing featured content from Scott M. Graffius
29. CEWEP 10th Congress (Berlin, Germany) featured research by Scott M. Graffius
30. With a license from Scott M. Graffius, Cisco uses Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' work
31. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by Change Management Review
32. Chakor Software Company featured content by Scott M. Graffius
33. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by CHRO
34. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a presentation by Cisco, delivered at DX Summit
35. CloudVane article incorporated quote from Graffius on metrics
36. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Coach Agile
37. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in an online article in Spanish, "Coaching—Por Qué Nos Sirve a Todos"
38. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by CodeMonk
39. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a post by Code Work (The Code Work)
40. In its ‘2023 Impact Report,’ Community Capital Management (CCM) features an excerpt from Scott M. Graffius’ ‘Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions’
41. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a Computer Weekly article
42. Constructor Institute Switzerland features content by Scott M. Graffius (published via AgileScrumGuide.com)
43. Scott M. Graffius's content included in an article by Consultport
44. ContentStudio linked to research by Scott M. Graffius in their article on mastering the art of using Pinterest for blogging
45. Content from Scott M. Graffius heads up Chapter 8 of the book, Conquering Cash Flow
46. Scott M. Graffius's content included in a blog post by Coupler.io/Railsware
47. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in CreativeStack's article (episode 3)
48. Scott M. Graffius's content included in an article by CSDN (note: article is in Chinese)
49. Cyber Instincts AB featured content by Scott M. Graffius
50. Dagen featured Graffius' Phases of Team Development in a post
51. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in a post by darey.io
52. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in the book, Data Governance Success
53. DBI Services, a Swiss IT services firm, wrote about presentations delivered at DevOpsDays Geneva, which included a talk by Scott M. Graffius
54. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by DBK Advisory
55. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a DDI Development article
56. On LinkedIn, Tech firm Destinycloud posted an excerpt from Graffius’ ‘Agile Transformation’ book
57. European aerospace company Deimos Space used Graffius' material in an interactive training workshop
58. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by Deloitte's HashedIn Technologies
59. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Digital Defined
60. Content about Scott M. Graffius featured in a post by DigitalDisrupting.com
61. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in a Digitpost (DigiTechnoPost) article
62. Scott M. Graffius's content was featured by Dot Consulting AG
63. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a DueDash Capital Networks GmbH article
64. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by DX Innovation Institute
65. Scientific paper 'Dynamic Pricing Under Self-Exciting Arrival Processes' references Graffius' work
66. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a DZone article
67. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in an Edge Conquers article
68. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in an online article from Educations Media Group AB (Sweden) on FindCourses.com
69. Performance - Teams, Agilität, und Organisationsentwicklung (in English: Performance - Teams, Agility, and Organizational Development) episode of Ein Wirklich Guter Podcast features Graffius’ 'Phases of Team Development' IP
70. Scott M. Graffius's content was featured in a presentation by the English Institute of Sport
71. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by Enlab
72. Erste Bank featured content by Scott M. Graffius in their training
73. Scott M. Graffius referenced by Brazil-based software development firm Etus
74. A division of the EU's European Commission used Graffius' work
75. FINAT -- the association for the European label industry -- used Graffius’ ‘Phases of Team Development’ work at their 2024 Summit (additional, separate link here)
76. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by FindCourses.com (EMG – Educations Media Group AB, Stockholm, Sweden)
77. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by Flexie Solutions
78. Ford featured work by Scott M. Graffius
79. Scott M. Graffius's content was quoted in a Forum on Workplace Inclusion presentation
80. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by Founder Success Hub
81. FSU College of Medicine featured Scott M. Graffius' work
82. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by Function Point
83. In its Regulations and Syllabus (page 245), Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) includes Scott M. Graffius's first book in reference materials for its IT Project Management course
84. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Gartner
85. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a post by Gearóid Hardy & Associates
86. Geekflare article features content by Scott M. Graffius
87. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a post by GetxInstitute
88. GitHub / LeadingEng Conference / GitHub featured Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' Work (also: LeadingEng)
89. Scott M. Graffius was cited as a reference in "Building a Collaborative Relationship," a publication of the Global-Watch.com Network
90. Scott M. Graffius's content was featured by Globility Coaching (Globality-Coaching Consultancy and Training / Bizz-Buzz.co.uk)
91. GoDaddy article hyperlinks to Graffius' research
92. Article by Gotch SEO Academy (GSA) links to Graffius’ research
93. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Grow Predictably
94. Harvard Medical School talk featured (uncredited) excerpt from Scott M. Graffius' Agile Scrum book
95. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by the Hasso Plattner Institute (Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering GmbH)
96. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a presentation by the Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)
97. How Teams Work book references Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development'
98. Scott M. Graffius's content included in an article by Humble Associates
99. iCentra featured content by Scott M. Graffius
100. IEEE Xplore publication "Exploring the Dynamics of Team Formation in Human-Artificial Intelligence Collaboration" featured Graffius' work
101. Illumination featured content by Scott M. Graffius
102. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in article by Impala Intech
103. Scott M. Graffius's company in verified profile by Inc.
104. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Incubadora Despegue
105. Influencer Marketing Hub's article links to Graffius' research
106. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article published by Informa
107. InfoSecurity.US posted content by Scott M. Graffius
108. Innovify featured content by Scott M. Graffius
109. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by the Institute of Management Studies
110. Scott M. Graffius cited in a paper — "How Romanian IT Companies Adopted Agile Practices" — presented at the International Conference on Informatics in Economy, published in the Proceedings of the IE 2020 International Conference
111. International Institute of Learning named Scott M. Graffius in their article on agile, creativity, and innovation
112. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article of the International Journal of Business Analytics and Intelligence
113. International Journal of Health Sciences article references Graffius' work
114. Influencer Marketing article, item 24, has a link to Graffius' research
115. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in post by the International Rhino Keeper Association (IRKA)
116. Scott M. Graffius's content is featured in an article published by Innovation Management (Sweden)
117. France-based Intuiti referenced Graffius' work in their story on media and the customer experience
118. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Invensis Learning
119. Scott M. Graffius's content was featured again by Invensis Learning, here in an article on LinkedIn
120. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a publication by ip-label
121. IT Chronicles featured content from Scott M. Graffius (via his AgileScrumGuide.com)
122. Study Program Handbook for Master of Science in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Jacobs University Bremen includes references to Scott M. Graffius’s content (published at his AgileScrumGuide.com platform)
123. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by Jedi Squad
124. Johns Hopkins University features the work of Scott M. Graffius
125. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in article by KeeVurds
126. Excerpt from Scott M. Graffius's first book, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions, heads up the Agile Innovation section of Dr. Harold Kerzner's book, Innovation Project Management: Methods, Case Studies, and Tools for Managing Innovation Projects
127. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in an article by Kiwop
128. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in post by Knowledge Convey
129. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in online article by Knowledge Enthusiast
130. Scott M. Graffius's content included in Kromatic's "Innovation Ecosystem Metrics"
131. Scott M. Graffius quoted by Kushim
132. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an artible by Kylas
133. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in book, Leadership Worthy: How Leaders are Made by Bill Dellecker
134. LeadingEng Conference / GitHub featured Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' Work (also: GitHub)
135. Semiconductor manufacturing firm Lam Research features Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' IP
136. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in a post by Lean Icon Technology & Training Africa
137. Scott M. Graffius's content included in a Lean Journey post
138. Lean Sherpas GmbH featured content from Scott M. Graffius
139. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article published by Learning Solutions Magazine
140. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in a post by LEARNTOR
141. Level Up Coding article quoted Scott M. Graffius
142. Life Sciences Trainers & Educators Network (LTEN) featured Scott M. Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development'
143. Doctorate dissertation of Yunduan Lin (University of California, Berkeley) referenced Graffius’ work
144. Graffius' Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media Posts research made a cameo in Trena Little's video on strategies with YouTube
145. London South Bank University references content published at Scott M. Graffius's AgileScrumGuide.com
146. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by Lumentii
147. Madgicx article incorporates visuals from Graffius' research and has links to his work
148. Dr. Robert W. Malone featured Scott M. Graffius' 2021 copyrighted content in Malone's 2022 book
149. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Marc Ellis Training Academy
150. Insights from Scott M. Graffius in ‘Managing Information Technology’ (Second Edition) book
151. Martech Zone / DK New Media covers Graffius' research
152. Mastercard manager of products and solutions quoted Scott M. Graffius in an article
153. Content from Scott M. Graffius's first book was featured in another author's book, Mastering Advanced Scrum
154. Graffius' work was incorporated and referenced in book, Maximizing LinkedIn for Business Growth
155. Metricool referenced Scott M. Graffius' research
156. Scott M. Graffius's content quoted by Midiática
157. Scott M. Graffius's content referenced by Mind Money Balance
158. Mind the Product features an excerpt from Scott M. Graffius in their article on metrics
159. Scott M. Graffius quoted by MKC Training
160. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in an article by Mobile App Daily
161. Scott M. Graffius quoted in Monkhouse and Company newsletter
162. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Motivation Excellence Inc.
163. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in an article from Narcosa
164. Scott M. Graffius quoted in a publication of The National Academy of Sciences
165. National Park Service — part of the United States Department of the Interior — features Scott M. Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' work
166. Nazarbayev University featured content by Scott M. Graffius
167. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in a publication of NCCSIF/Rippleworx
168. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by Netsmartz
169. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in an article from Nimble Ways
170. Ofcom — the regulatory authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications, and postal industries of the United Kingdom — featured and used the work of Scott M. Graffius
171. Scott M. Graffius' content was posted by Omnizant
172. Content from Scott M. Graffius was included in a post by OpenSense Labs
173. Scott M. Graffius's content featured (translated to Portuguese) by Opus Software
174. Oracle featured Scott M. Graffius' IP in its publication
175. Scott M. Graffius's content was included in a post by Orli
176. Scott M. Graffius's content was included in Parabol's "123 Great Agile Quotes to Inspire Your Team"
177. Content from Scott M. Graffius in bibliography of PeopleCert's PeopleCert Scrum Master II
178. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Personal Pivots
179. Scott M. Graffius's content included in post by Plaky on project management quotes
180. Scott M. Graffius's content included in a Plandek article
181. PMI Budapest Hírek referenced Scott M. Graffius in their online publication via LinkedIn
182. In green text and located towards the end of an article by PostPlanner, “The lifespan of a social media post” links to Graffius’ research
183. PPM Express quoted content from Scott M. Graffius in their article on SAFe
184. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in an online article from Preezma Software Development Company
185. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Prima Ressource in their presentation, Réussir une Transformation des Ventes pme B2B 2020 (in English: Succeed in a 2020 B2B Sales Transformation)
186. Content from Scott M. Graffius (translated to Portuguese) featured by Pro4Tech
187. Content from Scott M. Graffius (via AgileScrumGuide.com, the website for his first book) referenced in the book, Problem-Solving: Leaning on New Thinking Skills
188. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) referenced research by Scott M. Graffius
189. Scott M. Graffius is cited in the Project Management Institute's Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition as he was a member of the team that developed the standard publication (note: this is also covered in the Professional Standards section above)
190. Scott M. Graffius is cited in Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Sixth Edition as he was a contributor and reviewer of the standard publication (note: this is also covered in the Professional Standards section above)
191. Scott M. Graffius is cited in the Project Management Institute's The Standard for Program Management—Fourth Edition as he was a contributor and reviewer of the standard publication (note: this is also covered in the Professional Standards section above)
192. Scott M. Graffius is cited in the Project Management Institute's The Practice Standard for Project Estimating—Second Edition as he was a contributor and reviewer of the standard publication (note: this is also covered in the Professional Standards section above)
193. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article of the Project Management Institute, Luxembourg Chapter
194. Prokatemia (Finland) referenced content by Scott M. Graffius
195. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in QSM Software Almanac—Fifth Edition
196. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Quotes Insight
197. How often to post on social media? That’s answered in RecurPost’s article, aptly titled ‘How Often to Post on Social Media.’ The article incorporates Graffius’ ‘Lifespan (Half-Life) of Social Media posts’ research and has a link to his work.
198. In an online article, French news and media company RiskAssur featured content from Graffius' Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions book
199. Content from Scott M. Graffius included in a post by Right Management India
200. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in book, Safety Metrics for the Modern Safety Professional
201. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in book, Sales Manager's Essentials: Practical Workbook for Success
202. SalesRabbit quotes Scott M. Graffius in an article
203. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by The Salvation Army
204. Ukraine-based SavvyUA/SOFTsphere Podcast features Scott M. Graffius’ ‘Phases of Team Development’ IP in their new episode, ‘Конфлікт: провокувати чи уникати? SOFTsphere Talks Podcast, епізод 6’
205. Scott M. Graffius quoted by ScreenFrontier
206. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by Scrum Masters Inc.
207. Scott M. Graffius quoted in book, Scrum Mastery: The Essential Guide to Scrum and Agile Project Management
208. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article from Scrum Inc.
209. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in a Scrum Viet post
210. Security Boulevard posted content by Scott M. Graffius
211. Seed Spot quoted Scott M. Graffius
212. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in book, Selling is Hard, Buying is Harder
213. The Skill Garage (TheSkillGarage) featured content from Scott M. Graffius
214. Scott M. Graffius quoted by Skillioma
215. The Small Business Development Center featured Graffius' work in their webinar - available on YouTube
216. Social Selling CRM article featured Scott M. Graffius' research
217. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article in Software Quality Professional, "Becoming Agile with the Scrum Framework"
218. Content from Scott M. Graffius quoted by Sprint Recruiting
219. St. John Ambulance (UK) features Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' IP
220. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by Statusbrew
221. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Stickbundle Professional Training and Coaching
222. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in a Subscript article
223. TechFunnel includes Graffius’ Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions book in the Further Resources and Reading section of their article
224. In their article, TextaAI featured Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' work
225. Thinkers360 named Graffius a top thought leader on #agile (honors span one year; the badge was issued on 28 January 2024, and it is good through 28 January 2025; follow link for details)
226. Content from Scott M. Graffius (translated to German) quoted by TI Communication
227. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in an article by TopDevs
228. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by Torrens University Australia
229. Scott M. Graffius's content was featured in a presentation at the 2019 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference
230. United States Tennis Association (USTA) used Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' work published at AgileScrumGuide
231. Content by Scott M. Graffius was quoted in a post by the 1174th Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion of the U.S. Army
232. Scott M. Graffius's content is included in a publication of the United States Department of Energy (note: this version — accessible to the public — is marked "draft")
233. Universal Agile featured content by Scott M. Graffius
234. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Rady School of Management features Scott M. Graffius' work
235. University of Galway Ireland referenced Scott M. Graffius's content
236. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in the SE Capstone Design Project Handbook, a publication of the University of Waterloo
237. Verizon - Graffius' 'Phases of Team Development' featured in LinkedIn article by Verizon AD
238. Victoria Fide Consulting featured Scott M. Graffius in an article on metrics and project success
239. Post by Voz Comunicação (Brazil) — 'Você sabia que cada post em uma rede social tem uma vida útil?' [English: 'Did you know that every post on a social network has a lifespan?'] — references Graffius' research
240. '5 bonnes raisons de créer un compte Pinterest si tu es entrepreneuse' (English: '5 good reasons to create a Pinterest account if you are an entrepreneur') by What What SEO features Graffius’ research; to see the details, select ‘Sources’ located towards the end of the article
241. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a post by Workspace Infotech Limited
242. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an article by innovation management platform company, Viima Solutions Oy
243. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured in an article published by Virginia Tech
244. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in Data Science Workshop at the Warsaw University of Technology
245. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by Washington State University
246. Scott M. Graffius's content featured by Waveaxis
247. Scott M. Graffius's content featured in a Wisconsin (State of Wisconsin - Wisconsin Transition Improvement Grant) presentation
248. Content from Scott M. Graffius featured by WP Support Team (WPSupportTeam.nl)
249. Scott M. Graffius quoted in an online article by Wrike
250. Yale University featured content by Scott M. Graffius (via his AgileScrumGuide.com platform)
251. Scott M. Graffius's visual content featured in a video by Your SmartHome Family
252. Xavier Degraux (Belgium) features content by Scott M. Graffius