<s>
A	O
power	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
user	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
software	O
and	O
other	O
electronic	O
devices	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
advanced	O
features	O
of	O
computer	O
hardware	O
,	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
programs	O
,	O
or	O
websites	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
average	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
power	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
might	O
not	O
have	O
extensive	O
technical	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
they	O
use	O
but	O
is	O
rather	O
characterized	O
by	O
competence	O
or	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
most	O
intensive	O
use	O
of	O
computer	O
programs	O
or	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
"	O
Power	B-General_Concept
User	I-General_Concept
"	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
formal	O
role	O
given	O
to	O
an	O
individual	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
programmer	B-Application
,	O
but	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
specialist	O
in	O
business	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
these	O
are	O
people	O
who	O
retain	O
their	O
normal	O
user	O
job	O
role	O
but	O
also	O
function	O
in	O
testing	O
,	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
first-tier	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
software	O
applications	O
are	O
regarded	O
as	O
particularly	O
suited	O
for	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
and	O
may	O
be	O
designed	O
as	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
VLC	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
,	O
a	O
multimedia	B-Library
framework	I-Library
,	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
server	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
complex	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
media	O
player	O
suites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
can	O
require	O
different	O
user	O
interface	O
elements	O
compared	O
to	O
regular	O
and	O
minimal	O
users	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
may	O
need	O
less	O
help	O
and	O
fewer	O
cues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
power	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
might	O
use	O
a	O
program	O
full-time	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
casual	O
or	O
occasional	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
a	O
program	O
which	O
caters	O
to	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
will	O
typically	O
include	O
features	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
interface	O
easier	O
for	O
experts	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
these	O
features	O
might	O
be	O
mystifying	O
to	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
typically	O
want	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
software	O
with	O
few	O
interactions	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
tasks	O
in	O
a	O
precise	O
,	O
exactly-reproducible	O
way	O
,	O
where	O
casual	O
users	O
may	O
be	O
happy	O
if	O
the	O
program	O
can	O
be	O
intuitively	O
made	O
to	O
do	O
approximately	O
what	O
they	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
repetitive	O
tasks	O
during	O
heavy	O
usage	O
,	O
power-user	O
centric	O
interfaces	O
often	O
provide	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
compose	O
macros	O
,	O
and	O
program	O
functions	O
may	O
be	O
pre-conceived	O
to	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
programmatically	O
in	O
scripting	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interface	O
design	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
trade-offs	O
between	O
confusing	O
beginners	O
and	O
minimalists	O
versus	O
annoying	O
experts	O
or	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
also	O
erroneously	O
label	O
themselves	O
as	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
when	O
they	O
are	O
less	O
than	O
fully	O
competent	O
,	O
further	O
complicating	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
designing	O
software	O
which	O
caters	O
to	O
the	O
desires	O
and	O
needs	O
of	O
those	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
with	O
many	O
advanced	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
may	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
needlessly	O
complex	O
,	O
but	O
experienced	O
power	B-General_Concept
users	I-General_Concept
may	O
find	O
it	O
easier	O
and	O
quicker	O
to	O
avoid	O
long	O
sequences	O
of	O
mouse	O
clicks	O
to	O
navigate	O
menus	O
and	O
popups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
and	O
Oracle	O
are	O
enterprise	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
that	O
require	O
a	O
complex	O
set	O
of	O
training	O
to	O
gain	O
professional	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
encourage	O
engagement	O
with	O
the	O
systems	O
,	O
many	O
companies	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
User	I-Application
Model	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
Power	B-General_Concept
User	I-General_Concept
,	O
Champion	O
)	O
to	O
take	O
regular	O
users	O
and	O
raise	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
leadership	O
within	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ROI	O
or	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
investment	O
should	O
be	O
more	O
easily	O
achieved	O
as	O
users	O
are	O
directly	O
involved	O
,	O
thereby	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
invested	O
in	O
,	O
which	O
benefits	O
the	O
company	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extensive	O
research	O
has	O
been	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
User	I-Application
Model	O
in	O
SAP	B-Application
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
role	O
they	O
take	O
in	O
training	O
and	O
supporting	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
70%	O
of	O
SAP	B-Application
companies	O
utilize	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
User	I-Application
Model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Power	B-General_Concept
Users	I-General_Concept
"	O
group	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
that	O
gives	O
more	O
permissions	O
than	O
a	O
normal	O
restricted	O
user	O
,	O
but	O
stops	O
short	O
of	O
Administrator	O
permissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Power	B-General_Concept
Users	I-General_Concept
group	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
greater	O
chance	O
of	O
exposing	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
malware	O
over	O
a	O
normal	O
user	O
and	O
can	O
promote	O
their	O
account	O
to	O
an	O
Administrator	O
by	O
purposely	O
installing	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
Power	B-General_Concept
Users	I-General_Concept
group	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
trustworthy	O
and	O
knowledgeable	O
users	O
only	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
suitable	O
to	O
contain	O
untrustworthy	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-General_Concept
Users	I-General_Concept
group	O
was	O
made	O
obsolete	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
consolidation	O
of	O
privilege	O
elevation	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Business	O
l	O
or	O
higher	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
still	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
power	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
"	O
via	O
local	O
users	O
and	O
groups	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
difference	O
from	O
a	O
standard	O
user	O
because	O
all	O
the	O
ACL	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
are	O
completely	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
