At
C/RS,
ActiveGuide
support
solution
represents
a
radical
departure
from
the
usual
approaches
of
formal
training
events,
system
simulations,
and
online
help.
It
is
an
on-demand
performance
support
system
that:
Because
it
is
available
to
users
on-demand,
C/RS
ActiveGuide
solutions
can
assist
the
novice
without
getting
in
the
way
of
the
expert.
They
can
be
thought
of
as
training
wheels
that
get
the
user
up
and
running
with
a
minimum
of
fuss
and
frustration,
and
enable
the
user
to
learn
while
actually
doing.
Training
wheels
give
support so
that
the
user
can
get
to
where
he
or
she
wants
to
go,
and
not
have
to
think
about
the
complicated
balancing
act
that
may
be
required
to
get
there.
These
training
wheels
can
then
be
removed
when
no
longer
needed,
as
novices
turn
into
experts.
But
even experts can use
a little support from
time to time for overly
complicated interfaces
or complex, infrequently
done tasks. Why demand
that users waste time
and effort trying to
master every procedure,
when one click will
surround them with all
the support
they need to complete
their tasks?