Most SAS users do not develop their programming skills through training sessions.

Their learn by being confronted to new situations.

Their learn by solving problems.

Their learn by reading the solutions written by other programmers while validating a program.

They simply adapt the code of other programmers to their need.

 

However, this learning process is time consuming.

The Internet is a veritable jungle in which the best and the worst cohabit. Sorting takes time. It’s a luxury SAS users can’t afford.

More than 30 years of publications are available on the net. Many papers are obsolete. The SAS version used is rarely specified. SAS users can be misled into and miss out the opportunities offered by newer, more powerful, more flexible, simpler approaches and syntaxes (e.g. for graphs, for output destinations, and so on).

The Internet is sometimes useful for solving a specific problem, but not for developing structured expertise.

Projects take time before being complete and facing new situations. It is an extermely long learning process.

Template programs, snippet code to copy from are not always available in your company.

“We don’t know what we don’t know”. How to search for an information when there is no question for it? This is another challenge for SAS users.

At xxformat, we support SAS users in their learning approach.

With WeCode, they have access to 16 modules represented the core knowledge all your team member should have in clinical research. They can fill their knownledge gaps. The illustrated examples helps them visualise what is possible. They can retrieve quickly syntax they use occasionnally. It is their reference guide.

With GoGoGraph package, is an alibaba cave for SAS users willing to improve the customization of their SAS graphs created with proc sgplot

• Builder, the template programs to copy from
• Portfolio of graphs with their code to be inspire from and visualize the wide range of customization possibilities
• 7-Step explanations with short examples in the playground
• Etc.

MailLib is a technical solution which allow SAS users who use their inbox as a to-do. Their can currently receive short exercises at their preferred frequency (e.g. Mondays and Thursdays) to learn new features, approaches, and so on. It is the solution for busy people who want to keep learning on an ongoing basis.

As you can see, live sessions are optional.

Feel free to book a call or email us to discuss your current challenges.

Best Regards,

Véronique Bourcier

veronique.bourcier@xxformat.com