Methodology for assessment activity of the technology transfer office based on anp

The Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) play an impo rtant role in the interconnection of Spanish Universities with its socioeconomic environ me t. In this paper an assessment which takes into account the results of the TTOs and anal yzes the degree of alignment with the objectives set is carried out. The present work aim s to design a methodology, based on the method Analytic Network Process Method (ANP), to ev aluate the performance of the TTO. This method allows to set a priority between the differe nt results obtained by the TTO and analyze the efficiency of public resources. This study will also include an analysis of the objectives of the TTO, the prioritizing them and analyzing the ac hievement of these objectives through various activities and actions undertaken by the TT O. his analysis should be useful to managers to determine which actions contribute, and to what extent, the achievement of objectives and which ones should be removed, modified or enhanced to improve the level of achievement.