The SAS Project Management Methodology (PMM) is founded on industry best practice and the combined resources of our global Professional Services team.

In the Spotlight The SAS PMM does not replace implementation frameworks like the Rapid Warehousing Methodology or SAS methodologies to enable delivery of Data Mining, CRM or ABM solutions - rather, it imposes management discipline and control throughout these and any other SAS project.

It provides the link between business vision, technology and SAS deliverables. The result is a more effective delivery of a 'best fit' solution, whatever the size or complexity of the project.

At SAS, we don’t wait until your project starts before we manage it. We recognise that valuable knowledge is being created from the day you identified your particular business requirement. That’s why the PMM was created; why it begins as soon as we start working with you and why it gives you a competitive edge in rapidly delivering your vision.

When you are ready to start physically constructing the system, our project teams are already briefed and we have seen your vision evolve from its initial concept through to the final requirements, and we have understood how and why your requirements have developed. By bringing Project Management to the front of our activities, SAS is able to rapidly deliver the most intricate of complex business solutions.

In this way PMM not only manages the correct delivery of the project, but also ensures that it is the correct project that is delivered.

The SAS PMM:

• Aligns your strategic vision with SAS technology
• Provides more accurate estimates of time and costs
• Supports effective resource allocation and deployment
• Ensures expectations are met on time and to budget
• Manages and controls risk
• Limits and manages scope changes
• Provides formal communications and reporting channels
• Addresses change management, quality and acceptance issues
• Delivers solutions and so provides ROI more quickly and effectively