Market Validation

Don't just take our word for it. Listen to what customers, analysts and other thought leaders say about our offerings to find out how SAS software can give your organization THE POWER TO KNOW^®.

Customer Validation

• Read about SAS customers who benefit from using our software.

Analyst Validation

• Read what analysts are saying about SAS solutions for performance management.

Thought Leadership

• BusinessWeek and SAS have conducted a survey to learn how C-level executives use performance management to create smart, profitable growth. Download one or all of the complimentary executive guides.

• John Colbert, Vice President of BPM Partners, describes 10 important considerations for selecting business performance management technologies. Download the article, Business performance management: A powerful way to leverage the data in your existing transactional systems. (PDF: 0.99MB)

• Gregory J. Nolan, CEO of GJ Nolan & Co., describes the shift many companies are currently making from a top-down to a bottom-up approach to improving management reporting. Download the article (PDF: 380KB) or the special sascom supplement in which it appears.

• Becca Goren, Product Marketing Manager for Performance Management, SAS, discusses the results of the Performance Improvement Web Survey issued through BetterManagement.com covering all industries, geographies and departments. Survey responses are based 117 worldwide respondents from public sector employees. Download the article, What Does Public Sector Hope to Gain from Performance Management? (PDF: 218KB)

Gary Cokins on Performance Management
Gary Cokins is a noted author and speaker, and is part of SAS' performance management team.

• Gary Cokins' Blog on Performance Management
• From Managing to Improving: How Can You Make Performance Management Fun? (PDF: 98.5KB)
• Performance Management - From Managing to Improving: Will Private Equity Funds Turbocharge Applying Performance Management? (by Gary Cokins, DM Review, April 5, 2007)
• Performance Management - Who is to Blame or Get Credit - Your Management or Your Organization's Culture? (by Gary Cokins, DM Review, March 2, 2007)
• Performance Management - How Profitable to Us is Each Customer Today ... and Tomorrow? (by Gary Cokins, DM Review, February 1, 2007)
• Performance Management - Put Your Money Where Your Strategy Is (by Gary Cokins, DM Review, January 4, 2007)