Group Policy Preferences
Chris Henley put together a really detailed screen cast on Group Policy Preferences which is a key feature which came out in Windows Server 2008. This makes it possible to setup computer or user settings without necessarily knowing how to script them.
The following screen cast goes into the admin UI ( You will need to go full screen to get the best resolution ) and the effect on a Vista machine.
I think that most ITPRO's are great scripting folk, but this technologies does allow you to do other things with your scripting expertise which are a lot better/ more exciting.