Traditional role-based access control wasn't built for modern agile teams.
Simple role systems give users access to everything or nothing. A developer who needs to edit tasks ends up with admin access.
Same user, same role everywhere. A team lead in one project is treated the same in unrelated projects.
Traditional systems force you into predefined role hierarchies that don't match how modern teams actually work.
Fairlx solves this with layered permissions: Organization → Workspace → Team → Project. Each layer can override the previous, giving you precise control without complexity.
Three distinct role levels work together to provide complete access control.
Control billing, member management, and organization-wide settings.
Teams provide an additional layer of access control within workspaces.
Group members into teams. Teams can be assigned to spaces, projects, or work items for targeted access control.
Control who can see team content: All workspace members, Program members only, or Team members only.
20+ individual permissions across task management, sprint control, member management, settings, and reporting.
Project-level permissions override workspace defaults. Users can have different roles in different projects.
Sarah is a Member in the organization but serves as Lead in the Frontend project.
Alex is a contractor with Member role but only needs view access to the API project.
Mike leads Team A but contributes to Team B's project with standard member access.
Quick reference for organization-level role permissions.
| Action | Owner | Admin | Member |
|---|---|---|---|
| View organization info | |||
| Manage billing | |||
| Delete organization | |||
| Invite members | |||
| Remove members | |||
| Create workspaces | |||
| View audit logs | |||
| Transfer ownership |