Performance Management

Understanding and monitoring effectiveness – and achieving true performance improvements – involves more than better budgeting, reporting and control. It encompasses the methodologies, processes, metrics, software and systems that make it all possible. We approach the problem by providing a hosted solution that:

• Integrates data across the district. Access data from multiple systems across the district - regardless of format or location - as well as consolidate and clean data so that it's ready for reporting and analysis.
• Equips all decision makers with self-service reporting. Users at all levels can have secure, self-service access to the information they need, in the format they need, at the time they need it.
• Develops performance scorecards. Create meaningful, targeted measures (KPIs) to clearly communicate the value, progress toward objectives and results of programs and initiatives.
• Enables complete transparency. Centrally manage the submission and approval of budgets, so that all users can see and understand performance and financial results.
• Visualizes strategy. Whether they follow the traditional strategy maps, work flows, geographical information, building and department layouts or even risk dependency diagrams, strategy maps and diagrams improve alignment between top-level goals and departmental objectives and budgets.

SAS provides the only integrated, hosted suite of performance management solutions from a single vendor that facilitates both strategic and operational decision making. SAS' integrated platform supports open standards and reads from and writes to any database. With SAS, you gain the benefits of:

• A complete, secure hosted environment:
  • Without the need for a dedicated IT maintenance staff, you can allocate staff more strategically to other needs
  • All of the software is accessed over the Web, eliminating the need for large-scale hardware purchases or complex configurations to get up and running.
  • Processing takes place on a SAS-hosted, secure server, and results are returned to the user immediately.
• Stability. In business since 1976, SAS has a solid track record as a reliable partner with steady profit growth that will provide ongoing support no matter how your needs grow and change.
• The industry leader in analytics. From embedded correlation analytics to test the validity of strategic models and metrics, to embedded "what-if," goal-seeking and scenario capabilities for planning and budgeting, SAS is the leader in analytics.
• R&D investment and a commitment to education. SAS is committed to partnering with education to deliver software and services for academics and administration. SAS R&D is consistently developing new products and services to meet the specific needs of current and future education customers.