Strengths

Weaknesses

· Largest Software development company with high market share

· Multiple Diversity and Inclusion Programs

· Competitive advantage due to distinct HR management Practices

· Exception perks and benefits centered around employees

· SAS is a known data base company within various industries and have spread out globally.

· No use of outsourcing, giving SAS a competitive advantage

· SAS employees are enveloped by an environment that encourages them to incorporate the company’s business goals with their personal needs.

· SAS provides their employees with flexible work schedules, contributing to their satisfaction and peace of mind of their employees, which is why the company has been recognized with several awards like top 10 best workplaces in the UK and “Best Workplaces for Diversity by Great Place to Work and Fortune”.

· Unstructured compensation

· Some benefits and perks only offered to some employees

· SAS is a privately owned company which means they have limitations on financing options available to the company

· Casual work environment (employees could become complacent)

· Disorganized/flat company hierarchy

Opportunities

Threats

· Due to its continuous expanding market, SAS has the opportunity to expand as much as its profits allow it to invest. Its technological demand is fundamentally infinite as of now.

· SAS has great opportunities with consistently expanding its geographical locations.

· SAS’s growth and openness to diversity has permitted it to expand internationally.

· Structuring of performance management while maintaining employee management relationships/conversations.

· Innovation resulting from a diverse workforce

· Clear and defined path for employee growth

· Stronger and more defined pay/bonus/incentive structure

· Competitors with better compensation and bonus’ for employees

· Ultimate Software which also centers their perks and benefits around employees. This creates the possibility of losing talented employees

· SAS competes with companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce and many others. So, the fact that these competitors are well established and have stronger presence, could cause SAS to lose revenue

· Competitors offering a clear path for growth and development