Easy way to see which permission are available / required in SharePoint 2007/2010.
SharePoint 2007
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/markarend/archive/2008/02/14/sharepoint-2007-permissions-matrix.aspx
SharePoint 2010
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2010/10/20/updated-permissions-permissions-spreadsheet-for-sharepoint-2010.aspx
Thanks for making these excelsheets