SAS, Inc. Statistical Analysis System

1. SAS, Inc. (Statistical Analysis System) An Overview Jim Witte – Manan Patel Brian Minor – Chris Lord

2. SAS, Inc Founded in 1976 by Dr. Jim Goodnight. Headquartered in Cary North Carolina SAS provides software and services that let customers transform data from all areas of their business into intelligence. SAS solutions help organizations make better, more informed decisions and maximize customer, supplier and organizational relationships. SAS software supports mainframes, minicomputers, UNIX workstations and servers, and PCs.

3. SAS, Inc. Some 3.5 million users at more than 38,000 customer sites in 115 countries use SAS software and solutions to achieve competitive advantage through better business decision making. Businesses make up 70.9 percent of SAS software's installed base Their corporate customers include 98 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE 500. Ranked 3rd in “100 Best to Work For” by Fortune 500 following Edward Jones and Container Stores. History of the Company

4. SAS, Inc. U.S. employees approximately 4,400 Employees outside the U.S. 4,000 Percent of Minorities 13% Percent of Women in Management 51% Voluntary turnover less than 3% Applicants per year approximately 35,000 Systems Developer Entry-level salary: $49,375 Office Administrator Entry-level salary: $29,725

5. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. Why is the % of Women employees so high?

6. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. Day care facilities 2 on-site facility 1 off-site facility Average of 700 children attend day care Pre-School

7. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. 35 Hour full-time work week Casual dress every day Live piano music in the cafeteria Unlimited soda, coffee, tea and juice One week’s paid vacation between Christmas and New Year’s Day Free health insurance Unlimited sick days On-site massages several times a week

8. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. 22.5 tons of M&M’s purchased every year and distributed every Wednesday On-site health clinic staffed with 6 nurses and 2 physicians Elder care advice and referrals Workout clothes laundered overnight free of charge

9. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. 36,000 sq. ft on-site gym 2 full length basketball courts Ping-pong tables Dance studio Skylit yoga room Outside Facilities Soccer Field Softball Field A look at the Cary, NC Campus

10. Benefits of Working at SAS, Inc. Unlimited Sick Days Care for sick family members Out sick for a month Flowers sent Cooked meals Out sick 6 consecutive Mondays Fired

11. Dr. Jim Goodnight Graduate School at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, North Carolina Earned a Ph.D. in statistics from NCSU in 1971 Started by writing a software program to analyze agricultural data . Demand for his statistical analysis system had grown so strong that he decided to dedicate himself full time to developing his product and serving his rapidly expanding customer base. That’s how SAS was born. According to Goodnight, SAS has become successful by listening to the needs of its 3.5 million users

12. Jim Goodnight philosophies “Technology is not an organization's most valuable tool. Ultimately it's the people behind the technology -- not the technology itself -- that will make the difference in any company's success.” He says, “if you hire adults, and treat them like adults they will behave like adults…”

13. References www.sas.com www.businessleader.com www.fastcompany.com www.fortune.com www.pragmaticprogrammer.com www.stanford.edu www.extressexec.wiley.com