Planning is a strategic process for the achievement of results within organizations, in the public administration territorial entities have the right and duty to organize and develop a series of strategies that allow them to achieve higher levels of quality of life for their communities . Based on a quantitative study, an experimental design is developed with four factors that measure the component of the management carried out in 1121 municipalities of the country in 2017; understanding the opportunities and orientations required by the Mayors to improve the Municipal Performance Index. The information used is the source of the National Planning Department and based on the multivariate study, it concludes that the mayor's offices need to work mainly in the execution of resources, land use planning and open and transparent government.