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A '''power user''' is a [[user (computing)|user]] of computers, software and other electronic devices, who uses advanced features of computer hardware,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/mac-pro-review/|title=Apple's New Mac Pro Review: The Most Powerful Mac Ever}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/mac-pro-redesigned-apple|title=Mac Pro tower for power users redesigned and relaunched}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/slideshows/mac-pro-competitors-10-high-end-models-vying-for-power-users-favor|title=Mac Pro Competitors: 10 High-End Models Vying for Power Users' Favor}}</ref> operating systems,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469864/windows-pcs/become-a-mac-os-x-power-user-the-easy-way.html|title=Become a Mac OS X power user the easy way}}</ref> programs, or websites<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/324797/12-hidden-facebook-features-only-power-users-know|title=12 Hidden Facebook Features Only Power Users Know}}</ref> which are not used by the average user. A power user may not have extensive technical knowledge of the systems they use<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/1e/013f420e09b26be10000000a155106/frameset.htm|title=Power Users' Guide}}</ref> and may not be capable of [[computer programming]] or [[system administration]], but is rather characterized by the competence or desire to make the most intensive use of computer programs or systems.
A '''power user''' is a [[user (computing)|user]] of computers, software and other electronic devices who uses advanced features of computer hardware,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/mac-pro-review/|title=Apple's New Mac Pro Review: The Most Powerful Mac Ever|website=[[Mashable]] |date=14 March 2014 |first1=Christina |last1=Warren |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200317011737/https://mashable.com/2014/03/14/mac-pro-review/ |archive-date= Mar 17, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/mac-pro-redesigned-apple|title=Mac Pro tower for power users redesigned and relaunched|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=22 October 2013 |first1=Samuel |last1=Gibbs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007224250/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/22/mac-pro-redesigned-apple |archive-date= Oct 7, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reisinger |first=Don |date=2013-06-18 |title=Mac Pro Competitors: 10 High-End Models Vying for Power Users' Favor |url=http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/slideshows/mac-pro-competitors-10-high-end-models-vying-for-power-users-favor |website=eWEEK |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url= https://archive.today/20240302210237/https://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/mac-pro-competitors-10-high-end-models-vying-for-power-users-favor/ |archive-date= 2 Mar 2024 }}</ref> operating systems,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jonny |date=2010-12-02 |title=Become a Mac OS X power user the easy way |url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469864/windows-pcs/become-a-mac-os-x-power-user-the-easy-way.html |website=Computerworld |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022035111/http://www.computerworld.com/article/2469864/windows-pcs/become-a-mac-os-x-power-user-the-easy-way.html |archive-date= Oct 22, 2018 }}</ref> programs, or websites<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dashevsky |first=Evan |date=August 20, 2016 |title=22 Hidden Facebook Features Only Power Users Know |url=https://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/324797/12-hidden-facebook-features-only-power-users-know |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110235625/http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/324797/12-hidden-facebook-features-only-power-users-know |archive-date=Jan 10, 2017 |website=PCMag}}</ref> which are not used by the average user. A power user might not have extensive technical knowledge of the systems they use<ref name="sap-nw70ehp2" /> but is rather characterized by competence or desire to make the most intensive use of computer programs or systems.


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In [[enterprise software]] systems, "Power User" may be a formal role given to an individual who is not a [[programmer]] but a specialist in [[business software]]. Often these people retain their normal user job role but also function in testing, training, and first-tier support of the enterprise software.<ref name="sap-nw70ehp2" /><ref name="microsoft-hh824683" />
Power users also tend to favour the functionality, robustness and [[modularity]] of a device.
For example: Power users favour sturdier [[smartphone|mobile phone]]s with larger, ideally [[Planned_obsolescence#Non-user-replaceable_batteries|replaceable]] batteries, rather than a minimal, sleek, slim and fragile device (??? what is this based on ???)


Some software applications are regarded as particularly suited for power users and may be designed as such. Examples include [[VLC media player]], a [[multimedia framework]], a player, and a server, which includes complex features not found in other media player suites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Gilbertson |date=2015-03-06 |title=Hands-on with Vivaldi, the new Web browser for power users |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/hands-on-with-vivaldi-the-new-web-browser-for-power-users/ |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214221433/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/hands-on-with-vivaldi-the-new-web-browser-for-power-users/ |archive-date= Dec 14, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2011013/how-to-master-vlc-the-ultimate-windows-media-player-for-power-users.html |date=Oct 10, 2012 |first1=Brad |last1=Chacos |title=How to master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users|work=PCWorld|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en}}</ref>
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In [[enterprise software]] systems, "Power User" may be a formal role given to an individual who is not a [[programmer]], but who is a specialist in [[business software]]. Often these are people who retain their normal user job role, but also function in testing, training, and first-tier support of the enterprise software.<ref name="sap-nw70ehp2" /><ref name="microsoft-hh824683" />

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Users may [[Dunning–Kruger effect|erroneously label themselves]] as ''power users'' when they are less than fully competent.<ref>In one 1997 study involving design testing of a [[web application]], self-identified power users refused to read any instructions, made wrong guesses, and repeatedly became so lost they could not complete the test. {{cite web|url=http://www.asktog.com/columns/000maxscrns.html|author=Bruce Tognazzini|title=Maximizing Windows}} - 1997 date taken from the fact that the study and design (in the link) were all completed three days before the release of Netscape 4.0, an event which occurred in June of 1997.</ref>

Some software applications are often regarded as particularly suited for power users, and may even be designed as such, due to their inclusion of sophisticated function and feature sets not typically found in other comparable applications. Examples include [[VLC media player]], a [[multimedia framework|multimedia]] framework/player/server, which includes a complex, feature-rich, and highly customisable interface (and multiple interfaces moreover, beyond simple [[Skin (computing)|skinning]]) with numerous built-in capabilities not typically deemed useful or even understandable to users in the context of other media player suites such as [[Windows Media Player]] or [[iTunes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/hands-on-with-vivaldi-the-new-web-browser-for-power-users/|title=Hands-on with Vivaldi, the new Web browser for power users}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2011013/how-to-master-vlc-the-ultimate-windows-media-player-for-power-users.html|title=How to master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users|work=PCWorld|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en}}</ref> and not required by programmers, who can often write a script using a [[library (computing)|library]] more easily than interacting with a complex application program such as VLC.


== Interface design issues ==
== Interface design issues ==
{{cite-section|date=January 2021}}
=== Usage intensity ===
=== Usage intensity ===
[[User testing]] for software often focuses on inexperienced or regular users.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Testing for Power Usability|work=[[SIGCHI Bulletin]]|volume= 29 |issue=4 |date=October 1997 |url = http://homepages.cwi.nl/~steven/sigchi/bulletin/1997.4/karn.html|website = |accessdate = 2015-10-29|author = Karn, Keith S., Thomas J. Perry, Marc J. Krolczyk|publisher = [[SIGCHI]] of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]]}}</ref> Power users can require different user interface elements compared to regular and minimal users, as they may need less help and fewer cues. A power user might use a program full-time, compared to a casual or occasional users, and thus a program which caters to power users will typically include features that make the interface easier for experts to use, even if these features might be mystifying to beginners.
[[User testing]] for software often focuses on inexperienced or regular users.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Testing for Power Usability|journal=[[SIGCHI Bulletin]]|volume= 29 |issue=4 |date=October 1997 |url = http://homepages.cwi.nl/~steven/sigchi/bulletin/1997.4/karn.html|access-date = 2015-10-29|author = Karn, Keith S., Thomas J. Perry, Marc J. Krolczyk|pages=63–67 |publisher = [[SIGCHI]] of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]]|doi=10.1145/270950.270986 |s2cid=46840355 }}</ref> Power users can require different user interface elements compared to regular and minimal users, as they may need less help and fewer cues. A power user might use a program full-time, compared to a casual or occasional user. Thus a program which caters to power users will typically include features that make the interface easier for experts to use, even if these features might be mystifying to beginners.


=== Shortcuts ===
=== Shortcuts ===
A typical example is extensive keybindings, like Ctrl+F or Alt+Enter; having keyboard bindings and shortcuts for many functions is a hallmark of power-user centric software design, as it enables users who put forth more effort to learn the shortcuts to operate the program quickly without removing their hands from the keyboard. Power users typically want to operate the software with few interactions, or as fast as possible, and also be able to perform tasks in a precise, exactly-reproducible way, where casual users may be happy if the program can be intuitively made to do ''approximately'' what they wanted. To aid in the automation of repetitive tasks during heavy usage, power-user centric interfaces often provide the ability to compose [[Macro (computer science)|macros]], and program functions may be pre-conceived to with the intention that they will be used programmatically in [[Scripting language|scripting]].
A typical example is extensive keybindings, like Ctrl+F or Alt+Enter; having keyboard bindings and [[Keyboard shortcut|shortcuts]] for many functions is a hallmark of '''power-user centric software design''', as it enables users who put forth more effort to learn the shortcuts to operate the program quickly without removing their hands from the keyboard.
Power users typically want to operate the software with little interaction, or as fast as possible, and be able to perform tasks in a precise, exactly-reproducible way, whereas casual users may be happy if the program can be intuitively made to do ''approximately'' what they wanted. To aid in the automation of repetitive tasks during heavy usage, power-user centric interfaces often provide the ability to compose [[Macro (computer science)|macros]], and program functions may be pre-conceived to with the intention that they will be used programmatically in [[Scripting language|scripting]].


=== Power users vs. minimalists ===
=== Power users vs. minimalists ===
In general, the notion is that interface design may have to make trade-offs between the acceptability of confusing beginners and [[minimalist]]s versus the acceptability of annoying experts or power users. These concerns may overlap partially with the [[blinking twelve problem]], a well-known conundrum of interface design in which engineers who design computer programs often have a poor grasp what users do and don't know about their software: because the implicit goal of bringing a software product to market is to ensure most users will always be beginners (as implied by the hope that the product's market share will continually grow), it may be extremely difficult to both appease lesser knowledgeable and naive users who want software to be intuitive-to-understand, and power users, who want software which, once well-understood, enables them to leverage the greatest use out of it.
Interface design may have to make trade-offs between confusing beginners and [[minimalist]]s versus the elaborate needs of experts and power users. These concerns may overlap partially with the [[blinking twelve problem]], in which a complex user interface causes users to avoid certain features. It may be extremely difficult to both appeal to new users, who want user interfaces to be intuitive, and experts, who want power and flexibility.


However, there are [[feature creep#Control|solutions]] for these problems, such as:
However, there are [[feature creep#Control|solutions]] for these problems, such as:
* Product variations
* Product variations
* Operation modes
* Operation modes
* More advanced features, options and settings logically separated in submenus.
* More advanced features, options and settings logically separated in sub-menus.
* [[Keyboard shortcut|Keyboard Shortcuts]], to hide complex functionality from a user interface, yet still maintain user potential (if the shortcut is known).

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Users may also [[Dunning–Kruger effect|erroneously label themselves]] as power users when they are less than fully competent,<ref>In one 1997 study involving design testing of a [[web application]], self-identified power users refused to read any instructions, made wrong guesses, and repeatedly became so lost they could not complete the test. {{cite web|url=http://www.asktog.com/columns/000maxscrns.html|author=Bruce Tognazzini|title=Maximizing Windows}} - 1997 date taken from the fact that the study and design (in the link) were all completed three days before the release of Netscape 4.0, an event which occurred in June of 1997.</ref> further complicating the requirements of designing software which caters to the desires and needs of those users.


=== Simplicity vs. efficiency ===
=== Simplicity vs. efficiency ===
A 'simple' intuitive interface often increases the complexity of a program and impedes its efficient use, while a 'complex' interface may be more efficient if it does a better job of exposing the functionality of the program and make it quicklier accessible. For example, a program with huge numbers of keyboard shortcuts may ''seem'' to be needlessly complex, but may in fact be much easier to use for an experienced power user, since keyboards have far more buttons than mice, and a program where most of its behaviour is exposed via the keyboard will require fewer total button pushes than a program in which all functions and behaviour are only accessible via long sequences of mouse clicks to navigate menus. Providing both interfaces simultaneously is an [[Feature creep#Variations and options|option]], but in turn this requires greatly extended development time, and so trade-offs are often made.
A simple intuitive interface often increases the ''technical'' complexity of a program and impedes its efficient use, while a well-designed but complex-''seeming'' interface may increase efficiency by making many advanced features quickly accessible to experts. For example, a program with many advanced [[keyboard shortcut]]s may ''seem'' to be needlessly complex, but experienced power users may find it easier and quicker to avoid long sequences of mouse clicks to navigate menus and popups. Such menus and popups may exist to ''intuitively'' guide new users along a desired course of action, but they are often overly-simplistic by design so that novices might easily grasp the required steps. Providing both interfaces simultaneously is an [[Feature creep#Variations and options|option]] but requires greatly extended development time, so trade-offs are often made.


== Officialized roles ==
== Officialized roles ==


===SAP & Oracle===
===SAP and Oracle===
[[SAP ERP|SAP]] and [[Oracle corporation#Software|Oracle]] are well known [[enterprise systems]] which often require a complex set of training in order to gain [[professional certification]]. Because of this, and also to encourage engagement with the systems, many companies have created a "Super User Model" (also called Power User, Champion) in order to take regular users and raise them to a level of leadership within the system. Doing this accomplishes three objectives:<ref name="sap-nw70ehp2">{{cite web
[[SAP ERP|SAP]] and [[Oracle Database|Oracle]] are [[enterprise systems]] that require a complex set of training to gain [[professional certification]]. Because of this, and also to encourage engagement with the systems, many companies have created a "Super User Model" (also called Power User, Champion) to take regular users and raise them to a level of leadership within the system. Doing this accomplishes three objectives:<ref name="sap-nw70ehp2">{{cite web
| url = https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/1e/013f420e09b26be10000000a155106/frameset.htm
| url = https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/1e/013f420e09b26be10000000a155106/frameset.htm
| title = Power Users' Guide
| title = Power Users' Guide
| accessdate = 2015-01-14
| access-date = 2015-01-14
| website = sap.com
| website = SAP Help Portal
|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627173157/https://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp2/helpdata/en/1e/013f420e09b26be10000000a155106/frameset.htm |archive-date= Jun 27, 2015
}}</ref><ref name="microsoft-hh824683">{{cite web
}}</ref><ref name="microsoft-hh824683">{{cite web
| url = https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh824683.aspx
| url = https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh824683.aspx
| title = Windows Confidential: Power to the Power User
| title = Windows Confidential: Power to the Power User
| first1=Raymond |last1=Chen
| year = 2012 | accessdate = 2015-01-14
|date=Feb 2012
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| website = microsoft.com
| access-date = 2015-01-14
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| website = TechNet Magazine
|publisher=Microsoft
|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150404094645/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh824683.aspx |archive-date= Apr 4, 2015
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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===Windows administration===
===Windows administration===
In [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]] Professional, and [[Windows Server 2003]], there is a "Power Users" group on the system that gives more permissions than a normal restricted user, but stops short of [[Superuser#Windows NT|Administrator]] permissions. If a user is a member of the Power Users group, he or she has greater chance of exposing the system to malware over a normal user and can [[privilege escalation|promote]] their account to an Administrator by purposely installing malware.<ref>{{cite web |title=A member of the Power Users group may be able to gain administrator rights and permissions in Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP |url=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 |website=Microsoft Knowledgebase |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615101956/http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 |archivedate=15 June 2006 |date=27 February 2006}}</ref> Thus, the Power Users group should be used with trustworthy and knowledgeable users only; it is not suitable to contain untrustworthy users. The Power Users group has been removed in [[Windows Vista]] as part of the consolidation of privilege elevation features in the introduction of [[User Account Control]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What happened to the Power Users group? |url=http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/34cdee3d-cfe2-4481-80b2-45efb7c09a521033.mspx |website=Windows Help and How-to |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708161244/http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/34cdee3d-cfe2-4481-80b2-45efb7c09a521033.mspx |archivedate=8 July 2007}}</ref>
In [[Microsoft]] [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]] Professional, and [[Windows Server 2003]], there is a "Power Users" group on the system that gives more permissions than a normal restricted user, but stops short of [[Superuser#Windows NT|Administrator]] permissions. If a user is a member of the Power Users group, they have a greater chance of exposing the system to malware over a normal user and can [[privilege escalation|promote]] their account to an Administrator by purposely installing malware.<ref>{{cite web |title=A member of the Power Users group may be able to gain administrator rights and permissions in Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP |url=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 |website=Microsoft Knowledgebase |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615101956/http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 |archive-date=15 June 2006 |date=27 February 2006}}</ref> Thus, the Power Users group should be used with trustworthy and knowledgeable users only; it is not suitable to contain untrustworthy users. The Power Users group was made obsolete in [[Windows Vista]] as part of the consolidation of privilege elevation features in the introduction of [[User Account Control]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What happened to the Power Users group? |url=http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/34cdee3d-cfe2-4481-80b2-45efb7c09a521033.mspx |website=Windows Help and How-to |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708161244/http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/34cdee3d-cfe2-4481-80b2-45efb7c09a521033.mspx |archive-date=8 July 2007}}</ref> In Windows Vista Business l or higher, you can still create a "power user" via local users and groups, but there is no difference from a standard user because all the ACL entries of the file system are completely removed.

== Software ==

Software that power users may employ to optimize their workflows include the following:

=== Windows ===
* [[Microsoft PowerToys]]


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Superuser]]
* [[Luser]]
* [[Luser]]
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* [[Superuser]]
* [[Prosumer]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:11, 24 November 2024

A power user is a user of computers, software and other electronic devices who uses advanced features of computer hardware,[1][2][3] operating systems,[4] programs, or websites[5] which are not used by the average user. A power user might not have extensive technical knowledge of the systems they use[6] but is rather characterized by competence or desire to make the most intensive use of computer programs or systems.

In enterprise software systems, "Power User" may be a formal role given to an individual who is not a programmer but a specialist in business software. Often these people retain their normal user job role but also function in testing, training, and first-tier support of the enterprise software.[6][7]

Some software applications are regarded as particularly suited for power users and may be designed as such. Examples include VLC media player, a multimedia framework, a player, and a server, which includes complex features not found in other media player suites.[8][9]

Interface design issues

[edit]

Usage intensity

[edit]

User testing for software often focuses on inexperienced or regular users.[10] Power users can require different user interface elements compared to regular and minimal users, as they may need less help and fewer cues. A power user might use a program full-time, compared to a casual or occasional user. Thus a program which caters to power users will typically include features that make the interface easier for experts to use, even if these features might be mystifying to beginners.

Shortcuts

[edit]

A typical example is extensive keybindings, like Ctrl+F or Alt+Enter; having keyboard bindings and shortcuts for many functions is a hallmark of power-user centric software design, as it enables users who put forth more effort to learn the shortcuts to operate the program quickly without removing their hands from the keyboard.

Power users typically want to operate the software with little interaction, or as fast as possible, and be able to perform tasks in a precise, exactly-reproducible way, whereas casual users may be happy if the program can be intuitively made to do approximately what they wanted. To aid in the automation of repetitive tasks during heavy usage, power-user centric interfaces often provide the ability to compose macros, and program functions may be pre-conceived to with the intention that they will be used programmatically in scripting.

Power users vs. minimalists

[edit]

Interface design may have to make trade-offs between confusing beginners and minimalists versus the elaborate needs of experts and power users. These concerns may overlap partially with the blinking twelve problem, in which a complex user interface causes users to avoid certain features. It may be extremely difficult to both appeal to new users, who want user interfaces to be intuitive, and experts, who want power and flexibility.

However, there are solutions for these problems, such as:

  • Product variations
  • Operation modes
  • More advanced features, options and settings logically separated in sub-menus.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts, to hide complex functionality from a user interface, yet still maintain user potential (if the shortcut is known).

Users may also erroneously label themselves as power users when they are less than fully competent,[11] further complicating the requirements of designing software which caters to the desires and needs of those users.

Simplicity vs. efficiency

[edit]

A simple intuitive interface often increases the technical complexity of a program and impedes its efficient use, while a well-designed but complex-seeming interface may increase efficiency by making many advanced features quickly accessible to experts. For example, a program with many advanced keyboard shortcuts may seem to be needlessly complex, but experienced power users may find it easier and quicker to avoid long sequences of mouse clicks to navigate menus and popups. Such menus and popups may exist to intuitively guide new users along a desired course of action, but they are often overly-simplistic by design so that novices might easily grasp the required steps. Providing both interfaces simultaneously is an option but requires greatly extended development time, so trade-offs are often made.

Officialized roles

[edit]

SAP and Oracle

[edit]

SAP and Oracle are enterprise systems that require a complex set of training to gain professional certification. Because of this, and also to encourage engagement with the systems, many companies have created a "Super User Model" (also called Power User, Champion) to take regular users and raise them to a level of leadership within the system. Doing this accomplishes three objectives:[6][7]

  1. More engaged use of the system as there is a personal face assigned to champion the system and make acceptance of the technology less challenging.
  2. A significant time and cost reduction as companies are not seeking or hiring new or temporary resources for the purposes of developing and/or delivering documentation, training, and support.
  3. ROI or proof of concept of the SAP investment should be more easily achieved as users are directly involved, thereby using the system invested in, which benefits the company overall.

Extensive research has been done with the Super User Model in SAP, specifically in regard to the role they take in training and supporting end users. Currently, more than 70% of SAP companies utilize a form of the Super User Model.

Windows administration

[edit]

In Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003, there is a "Power Users" group on the system that gives more permissions than a normal restricted user, but stops short of Administrator permissions. If a user is a member of the Power Users group, they have a greater chance of exposing the system to malware over a normal user and can promote their account to an Administrator by purposely installing malware.[12] Thus, the Power Users group should be used with trustworthy and knowledgeable users only; it is not suitable to contain untrustworthy users. The Power Users group was made obsolete in Windows Vista as part of the consolidation of privilege elevation features in the introduction of User Account Control.[13] In Windows Vista Business l or higher, you can still create a "power user" via local users and groups, but there is no difference from a standard user because all the ACL entries of the file system are completely removed.

Software

[edit]

Software that power users may employ to optimize their workflows include the following:

Windows

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Warren, Christina (14 March 2014). "Apple's New Mac Pro Review: The Most Powerful Mac Ever". Mashable. Archived from the original on Mar 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Gibbs, Samuel (22 October 2013). "Mac Pro tower for power users redesigned and relaunched". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on Oct 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Reisinger, Don (2013-06-18). "Mac Pro Competitors: 10 High-End Models Vying for Power Users' Favor". eWEEK. Archived from the original on 2 Mar 2024.
  4. ^ Evans, Jonny (2010-12-02). "Become a Mac OS X power user the easy way". Computerworld. Archived from the original on Oct 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Dashevsky, Evan (August 20, 2016). "22 Hidden Facebook Features Only Power Users Know". PCMag. Archived from the original on Jan 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Power Users' Guide". SAP Help Portal. Archived from the original on Jun 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  7. ^ a b Chen, Raymond (Feb 2012). "Windows Confidential: Power to the Power User". TechNet Magazine. Microsoft. Archived from the original on Apr 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  8. ^ Scott, Gilbertson (2015-03-06). "Hands-on with Vivaldi, the new Web browser for power users". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on Dec 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Chacos, Brad (Oct 10, 2012). "How to master VLC, the ultimate Windows media player for power users". PCWorld. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  10. ^ Karn, Keith S., Thomas J. Perry, Marc J. Krolczyk (October 1997). "Testing for Power Usability". SIGCHI Bulletin. 29 (4). SIGCHI of the Association for Computing Machinery: 63–67. doi:10.1145/270950.270986. S2CID 46840355. Retrieved 2015-10-29.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ In one 1997 study involving design testing of a web application, self-identified power users refused to read any instructions, made wrong guesses, and repeatedly became so lost they could not complete the test. Bruce Tognazzini. "Maximizing Windows". - 1997 date taken from the fact that the study and design (in the link) were all completed three days before the release of Netscape 4.0, an event which occurred in June of 1997.
  12. ^ "A member of the Power Users group may be able to gain administrator rights and permissions in Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP". Microsoft Knowledgebase. Microsoft Corporation. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006.
  13. ^ "What happened to the Power Users group?". Windows Help and How-to. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007.
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