SharePoint Permissions Model for a Department Site
Plan groups and access so that sharing is simple and safe.
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Plan permissions for a SharePoint site. Who needs what: [ACCESS_NEEDS]. Sensitive areas: [SENSITIVE_AREAS]. External collaborators: [EXTERNAL]. Current setup and problems: [CURRENT_SETUP]. Favour a simple model an owner can audit in an hour: groups (owners, members, visitors) rather than individual permissions, a small number of areas with unique permissions, and rules for sharing links. Explain the risks of breaking inheritance and of many unique permissions in plain words. Provide a table mapping roles to what they can do, a joiner, mover and leaver process, a regular review, and a plan for external sharing with approval and expiry. Do not recommend broad access to simplify things when sensitive content is present. Test plan: check access with test accounts of each role. Write a short message explaining the model to site members. Mark setting names and limits [VERIFY] and confirm with the site administrator, since tenant policies override site settings. Keep the role table to the three standard groups plus any exceptions, and give the reason for each exception. Say what to check first if someone reports they can see something they should not.
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