I've been thinking about the various approaches that different organizations take when it comes to SharePoint site ownership.
Some organizations let anyone create a new site and become the site owner while other organizations leave it to members of the IT department to create and "Own" SharePoint sites. Let's dive deeper into this topic.
Scenario 1 - Anyone can be a site owner
- Any member of the organization can directly create or request the creation of a new SharePoint site. When the site is created, they are listed as the site owner of the new site regardless of their skills related to managing a SharePoint site.
Scenario 2 - Only qualified members of the IT team can be site owners
- When a new SharePoint site is needed, the person who will be the main contact for the site contacts the IT team and requests that a new SharePoint site be created. During the this process, the IT team will work with the requestor to determine what kind of SharePoint site is needed, what the purpose of the site is, who will need access to the site (as a designer, member, or visitor) and what specific site configuration tasks are necessary before the site is ready for use. In this scenario, the requester does not get "owner" permissions to the new site and is not able to manage permissions for the site.