Making access reviews useful without creating a spreadsheet marathon

lbennett

Access reviews can become a long list of names with little context. A reviewer needs to know why access exists, which workspace it affects, and whether it is still appropriate. Recent activity can help, but inactivity alone does not prove that an account should lose access.

What information would you put in a review screen to help an owner make a careful decision? Consider role descriptions, team ownership, service accounts, and temporary access. How would you record a decision so the next reviewer can understand it?

sreed

I would separate human accounts from integration accounts and include an accountable owner for both. For each permission, show its scope and the reason it was granted. A reviewer should be able to retain, change, or flag access for follow-up, with a brief note. That avoids treating every ambiguous case as an automatic removal.