Investigating relationships in information technology outsourcing in strategic policy making with an interactive approach (case study: Islamic Azad University)

Objective: This research has been done with the aim of investigating relationships in information technology outsourcing in strategic policy with an interactive approach in Islamic Azad University. Methods:The present research is in terms of the library-field environment, in terms of practical purpose, in terms of the time of cross-sectional data collection, in terms of the descriptive-survey research implementation method, and is correlational and causal. The statistical community of the research in the qualitative part includes 16 professors, managers and senior experts in the field of information technology as well as professors, managers and senior experts in the field of investment and development of Islamic Azad University and in the quantitative part it includes all employees, managers and senior experts in the field of information technology and The Vice President of Development and Investment of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran was 260 people, which was calculated based on the Cochran formula, the sample size was 155 people. A simple random method was used to select the samples. Results:The research findings showed that between There is a positive and meaningful relationship between IT system performance, system support services, information technology, information technology application gap, strategic importance, organization and project characteristics, and supplier and project characteristics. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it can be said that IT outsourcing can increase organizational effectiveness, provide better services and reduce costs.