Description:
The implementation of a computerized management platform aligned to a strategic institutional planning methodology enables a change in the organization, and therefore can be seen from the point of view of management innovation. This paper presents a descriptive case study in distributed intelligence as a platform for planning in an University. The results of the study indicate that deployment made organizational changes, streamlining the process of institutional planning. Indeed, the adoption of information technology with a synchronous methodology management strategy led to a management innovation in the studied context.