Power Users

You may have heard the phrase "Power User" a few times in our documentation or in the Administration sections of PI - but what does it mean and why does it matter?

• In a general sense, a Power User is any Administrative or overseeing role in PI
• Refer to the overall System Roles for a Power User below, for a description of each role please see its documentation at the link, all System Administrator Roles and Manager/Power User Roles are counted as a general "Power User" 
• BASICALLY: If a user has any of the roles checked under the "System Administrator" or "Manager/Power User" headers below, they are a "Power User"

Power User vs Team Member

If you're looking at the System Roles page, you will see two types of Roles; Team and Power. The differences?

• Team Members are the Resources - the Users doing the work, updating tasks, entering time, and actively working on PI Work Items
• Power Users can also be Resources but they work behind the scenes as well as System Managers, Approvers, Creators or the "Tzar" role of a System Administrator
• BASICALLY: If any user does not have any of the roles enabled under "System Administrator" or "Manager/Power User" headers, they fall under the "Team User" category