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  Hot Off the Press

New Addition to the SAS Press Library

Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics
By: Gary Cokins

Performance management, the process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined goals, assists companies in achieving their strategic goals. Written by Gary Cokins, a pioneer in the field, this book provides an overview of the current trends in performance management. Unlike other books on this topic, this book is not a dry recipe or "how-to" guide; it provides a detailed discussion of the relevant aspects of performance management "its integration of multiple management methodologies and behavioral change management to overcome managers' and employees' natural resistance to change. 272 pp.


  Featured This Month

20% off April's Featured Title »

Credit Risk Assessment: The New Lending System for Borrowers, Lenders, and Investors
By: Clark Abrahams and Mingyuan Zhang
49.95 USD (before discount)

Description:
The book discusses how a comprehensive credit assessment framework can extend existing credit scoring to embrace all relevant factors and business contexts so that lenders can classify credit risk in a more effective, transparent, and forward-looking manner. This book is a valuable reference for lending and credit practitioners in both developed and developing countries, where credit products are rapidly evolving.. 320 pp.


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Improvements for SAS 9.2 Documentation »
With the release of SAS 9.2, we've rolled out some new features for the documentation:
  • an improved front page to our SAS 9.2 documentation on support.sas.com
  • quick access to all SAS 9.2 language elements, regardless of product area: SAS 9.2 Language Reference by Name, Product, and Category
  • updated SAS Intelligence Platform administration documentation, including a new migration guide
  • new documents for particular tasks, such as encryption, grid computing, logging, scheduling, and much more!


STC Carolina Chapter Award Recipients »
The Society for Technical Communication Carolina Chapter held an awards banquet on March 19, 2009, at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, NC, to recognize 2008-2009 STC Carolina Chapter award recipients. This year, SAS employees took home awards in two categories: The Online Communication Competition and The Technical Publications Competition. SAS Publishing entries included an online course from the SAS e-Learning Department, a SAS Publishing catalog from the Publications Marketing Department, and three SAS Press books from the User Publishing Support Department.

New e-Course for SAS Programming 2 »
Interactive desktop training uses audio, Flash movies and demos to dynamically present the material at your pace and convenience.

SAS e-Lectures »
SAS e-Lectures has ever expanding topics to chose from. Need quick information on SAS programming, business intelligence, data integration or platform administration? SAS e-lectures may be just what you're looking for. Many of these topics are 20-40 minutes in length and easily viewed in one session. Visit e-lectures on the SAS e-Learning site and see the many lectures available to you!

  Events


AERA - American Educational Research Association Conference »
April 13-17, 2009
San Diego, CA

PharmaSUG »
May 31 - June 3, 2009
Portland, Oregon.

F2009 Business Forecasting Conference »
June 1-2, 2009
Cary, NC

BookExpo America (BEA) »
May 28-31, 2009
NYC, NY
  Experts and Extras

Interview with Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter »
Authorline catches up with Lora D. Delwiche and Susan J. Slaughter, coauthors of The Little SAS Book series, about their provocative new guide "Coming to SAS from SPSS."

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