Designing a Strategic Information Systems Planning Methodology for Malaysian Institutes of Higher Learning (Isp-Ipta)

June 2004 to enable greater control and coordination over the activities of the 17 PIHLs, including ICT planning and implementation. Until late nineties, SISP formulation was an uncommon activity among Malaysian PIHLs. Thus, a methodology to guide SISP in PIHLs is highly timely. An ISP-IPTA methodology provides a systematic description of the tasks, steps, techniques and tools that can empower the Malaysian PIHLs to produce an SISP document without engaging external consultants. A draft methodology was documented through an analysis synthesis of existing SISP methodologies and assessed by SISP experts based on the criteria of suitability, accuracy, understandability, usability and completeness. The final ISP-IPTA methodology document was produced based on their recommendations. A committee comprising ICT directors of all seventeen Malaysian PIHLs is currently using this document to develop an ICT Strategic Plan (ISP) blueprint that will guide ICT implementation in their respective universities.