Scott R. Coplan
Change Agent
Scott founded COPLAN AND COMPANY to help communities in need with IT project management.
Scott shares his knowledge to help others have a positive impact on the world.
45+ years, as an advisor to top corporate and government officials, transforming the way organizations deliver services to people in need
Changing organizations to achieve Agile IT project management success involving planning, acquisition, transformation, implementation, quality assurance, and optimization. Examples include numerous Los Angeles County Department of Health Services inpatient and ambulatory systems, Washington State Patrol Sexual Assault Kit Tracking system, and Maricopa County Attorney’s Victim Services System. Formerly with Deloitte and Booz Allen, Scott holds an MPA from the University of Washington and a BA from Beloit College.
- Accredited Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) Practitioner
- Fellow Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Fellow, Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Member, Project Management Institute and the Healthcare Community of Practice
- Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Computer Society
- Member, Agile Alliance
Scott co-authored the book Project Management for Healthcare Information Technology, with David Masuda, M.D., McGraw-Hill, 2011, currently supplementing college and university textbooks on project management.
His latest book, from Productivity Press, published first quarter 2022, is The Integrator: A Change Management Framework for Achieving Agile IT Project Success.