Scott Coplan

Scott R. Coplan is a recognized change and project manager, educator, author, and speaker on industry proven practices. In 1991, he founded COPLAN AND COMPANY to focus on improving lives with IT project management. His over 45 years of experience concentrates on successfully managing IT projects that transform or radically change the way clients deliver services to people in need. This includes changing organizations to achieve IT project management success involving planning, acquisition, transformation, implementation, quality assurance, and optimization. Formerly with Deloitte and Booz Allen and Hamilton, Scott holds an MPA from the University of Washington and a BA from Beloit College. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP), Accredited Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) practitioner, and Fellow with the Healthcare Information 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 higher education textbook on project management.