Applying MULTIPOL to Determine the Relevance of Projects in a Strategic IT Plan for an Educational Institution

Abstract

Context: The purpose of this research was to determine the relevance of the projects defined in a strategic information plan of an educational institution through the application of MULTIPOL. The implementation of this technique facilitates the participation of the actors involved in the evaluation of the projects, in order to objectively define those with the greatest relevance to improve the academic and administrative processes of the institution. Method: The research carried out was quantitative with a descriptive non-experimental design, where a documentary review and interviews with teachers and administrators of the Fourth Poza de Manga Educational Institution were applied, in order to determine the parameters required to apply MULTIPOL and evaluate the projects with aspects relevant to the institution. Results: It was established that the most relevant projects for the institution were: Improvement of computer infrastructure, Incorporation of an online learning management system to support teaching processes, Use of social networks to disseminate relevant information to the educational community of the institution.of the users. Conclusions: There are projects that must be taken into account for the development of the institution, which were the incorporation of an online learning management system to support teaching processes, in the same way, the use of social networks to disseminate relevant information to the educational community of the institution, the implementation of a software to support the management of the academic area of the institution and formal planning of the organizational structure of the academic unit.

Keywords

• strategic it plan
• educational institution
• multipol
• decision-making
• pertinence