Scott Coplan is a change and Agile IT project manager, advisor, educator, author and speaker. In 1991, he founded COPLAN AND COMPANY to help communities in need with IT project management. With 45+ years of experience of advising top government leaders, Scott successfully manages IT projects that transform or radically change the way clients deliver services. For example, Scott oversaw the largest, successful enterprise system implementation including nine financial, administrative and clinical applications at three separate Los Angeles County, California hospitals in both in-patient and ambulatory settings. Previously, Scott was a Clinical Assistant Professor teaching master's degree students in project management for the University of Washington's Schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing. Scott was also an IT project manager at Deloitte (formerly Touche Ross) and Booz Allen and Hamilton. Scott holds an MPA from the University of Washington and a BA from Beloit College. Scott is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Accredited in Implementation Management Associates (IMA) change management methodology, Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM). Scott is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Agile Alliance, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society and founding member of the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP). He is also a Fellow with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Scott co-authored the book Project Management for Healthcare Information Technology, with David Masuda, M.D.(McGraw-Hill, 2011) currently used as a textbook supplement for university-level courses on project management throughout North America. Scott and David also co-authored several quarterly columns for the peer-reviewed Journal of Healthcare Information Management (JHIM). Specialties: Leadership, change management, and Agile IT Project management for health care, justice, and administrative systems.
