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U.S. Tennis Association Features Scott M. Graffius’ “Phases of Team Development”
10 April 2024
BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

Graffius, S. M. (2024, April 10). U.S. Tennis Association Features Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development." ScottGraffius.com. https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/usta-features-work-of-scott-m-graffius.html

Businesses, professional associations, government agencies, universities, and others around the world use Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development" intellectual property on teamwork tradecraft. The United States Tennis Association was just added to the list.
In their "Compete Like a Champion" podcast, Dr. Larry Lauer and Coach Johnny Parkes from the Player Development section of the United States Tennis Association explore high performance. They reference and use Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development" work (published at AgileScrumGuide.com) in the April 8, 2024, episode of their show. An excerpt is below.

Details including links are in the bibliography.
About the United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels.
About the USTA’s Player Development Group
The USTA’s Player Development Group works with coaches and USTA sections to create the next wave of world-class American players.
About Larry Lauer
Dr. Larry Lauer is Director, Mental Performance at the United States Tennis Association.
About Johnny Parkes
Johnny Parkes is Lead National Coach, Men’s Coaches, at the United States Tennis Association.
Bibliography
Graffius, S. M. (2024, January 5). Scott M. Graffius' Phases of Team Development: 2024 Update. ScottGraffius.com. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28629.40168
US Tennis Association. (n.d.). Player Development section of the US Tennis Association. https://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com
US Tennis Association. (2024, April 8). Skill Drill - Leading Your Performance Team From Forming to Performing. Compete Like a Champion [Podcast]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/compete-like-a-champion/id1450860560?i=1000651761048




About Scott M. Graffius

Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, thinker, creator, multi-award-winning author, and international public speaker. Founder and CEO of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™, he has generated over $1.9 billion for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books, talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He delights audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile project management, AI, Tech leadership, video game development, strategic alignment, the science of high performance teams, and more. To date, he's presented sessions at 89 conferences and other events across 25 countries.
His full bio is available here.
Connect with Scott on:



About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.
With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:
Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”
Winner of 17 first place awards.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.

About Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.
Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.
The award-winning book by Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.

© Copyright 2024 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.


Graffius, S. M. (2024, April 10). U.S. Tennis Association Features Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development." ScottGraffius.com. https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/usta-features-work-of-scott-m-graffius.html

Businesses, professional associations, government agencies, universities, and others around the world use Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development" intellectual property on teamwork tradecraft. The United States Tennis Association was just added to the list.
In their "Compete Like a Champion" podcast, Dr. Larry Lauer and Coach Johnny Parkes from the Player Development section of the United States Tennis Association explore high performance. They reference and use Scott M. Graffius' "Phases of Team Development" work (published at AgileScrumGuide.com) in the April 8, 2024, episode of their show. An excerpt is below.

Details including links are in the bibliography.
About the United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels.
About the USTA’s Player Development Group
The USTA’s Player Development Group works with coaches and USTA sections to create the next wave of world-class American players.
About Larry Lauer
Dr. Larry Lauer is Director, Mental Performance at the United States Tennis Association.
About Johnny Parkes
Johnny Parkes is Lead National Coach, Men’s Coaches, at the United States Tennis Association.
Bibliography
Graffius, S. M. (2024, January 5). Scott M. Graffius' Phases of Team Development: 2024 Update. ScottGraffius.com. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28629.40168
US Tennis Association. (n.d.). Player Development section of the US Tennis Association. https://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com
US Tennis Association. (2024, April 8). Skill Drill - Leading Your Performance Team From Forming to Performing. Compete Like a Champion [Podcast]. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/compete-like-a-champion/id1450860560?i=1000651761048




About Scott M. Graffius

Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, thinker, creator, multi-award-winning author, and international public speaker. Founder and CEO of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™, he has generated over $1.9 billion for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books, talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He delights audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile project management, AI, Tech leadership, video game development, strategic alignment, the science of high performance teams, and more. To date, he's presented sessions at 89 conferences and other events across 25 countries.
His full bio is available here.
Connect with Scott on:



About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.
With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:
- Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโScrum;
- Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
- Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.
Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”
Winner of 17 first place awards.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.
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About Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.
Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.
The award-winning book by Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
- ๐ฆ๐น Austria
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czech Republic
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
- ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland
- ๐ซ๐ท France
- ๐ฉ๐ช Germany
- ๐ฌ๐ท Greece
- ๐ฎ๐ณ India
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
- ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
- ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg
- ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
- ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain
- ๐ธ๐ช Sweden
- ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
- ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates
- ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
- ๐ More countries

© Copyright 2024 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.

