“For most SharePoint sites in Microsoft 365, best practice is to grant access by adding users to SharePoint or Microsoft 365 groups such as Owners…

The statement describes a fundamental best practice for managing permissions in SharePoint and Microsoft 365. Using groups (like Microsoft 365 groups or SharePoint security groups) simplifies administration, improves security, and enhances scalability. Managing permissions for groups rather than individuals reduces administrative overhead, minimizes the risk of error, and makes auditing access rights more straightforward. Assigning unique permissions to individual items, known as fine-grained permissions, is complex to manage and should be avoided whenever possible in favor of the group-based model.

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1. Microsoft Learn. (2024). Best practices for managing how people access your team site. "It's a best practice to use the default security groups (Owners

Members

and Visitors) and to grant access to sites and content at the site level

rather than on individual items."

2. Microsoft Learn. (2024). Customize SharePoint site permissions. "We recommend that you assign permissions to groups rather than individuals. It's more efficient to manage permissions for a group of a few dozen people than to keep track of permissions for the same number of individuals." Section: Best practices for working with permissions.

3. Microsoft Learn. (2023). Plan permissions strategy. "Avoid using fine-grained permissions. Use groups to assign permissions." Section: Best practices.