# Dividing Users into Groups

In large organizations with multiple Macs, there may be groups of Parallels Desktop users with very different needs in terms of capabilities and restrictions, from a software engineer who develops for multiple platforms and needs a dozen virtual machines to test every possible scenario to a back-office staff who would benefit the most from [Single Application Mode](/landing/pd-ag/provisioning-and-activation-of-parallels-desktop/alternative-deployment-methods/alternative-mass-deployment-via-deployment-package/preparing-the-autodeploy-package/single-application-mode.md).

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**Note**: From a system administrator's point of view, dividing the user base into groups is useful for applying specific policies and/or provisioning tailored [Golden Images](/landing/pd-ag/preparing-virtual-machines-for-deployment-and-securing-them/golden-images.md).
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The best way to maintain flexible arrangements is by dividing users into groups, each of which would require a sublicense. We recommend that you create an organizational chart to plan your groups beforehand.

As an organization, you can choose what type of license activation you want to use: a per-device one where you activate each individual installation with a product key, a per-user one that requires [signing in with SSO](/landing/pd-ag/parallels-desktop-for-mac-enterprise-edition-features/activating-using-a-corporate-account.md), or a mix of the two, which Enterprise Edition also allows.

To learn more, we suggest that you read [Parallels Desktop Licensing Guide](https://docs.parallels.com/landing/pd-ag/parallels-desktop-licensing-guide/).


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