- A
Create an AWS Service Catalog product that uses AWS Organizations APIs to create a new account, applies a baseline CloudFormation template, and moves the account to the correct OU.
Service Catalog provides a self-service portal for end users with governance controls.
- B
Use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to create accounts in bulk.
Why wrong: CloudFormation cannot create new AWS accounts; it can only manage resources within existing accounts.
- C
Use the AWS Organizations console to manually create accounts and assign them to the appropriate OU.
Why wrong: Manual process does not scale and is error-prone.
- D
Give the development team the credentials to the management account and let them create accounts directly.
Why wrong: Security risk; management account should have limited access.
Quick Answer
The answer is to create an AWS Service Catalog product that uses AWS Organizations APIs to create a new account, applies a baseline CloudFormation template, and moves the account to the correct OU. This is correct because it directly addresses the need for AWS Service Catalog account automation governance by embedding the account creation and guardrail enforcement into a self-service product, ensuring the development team can provision accounts without ever gaining direct access to the management account. On the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 exam, this scenario tests your understanding of how to combine Service Catalog with AWS Organizations to enforce governance at scale, often appearing as a trap where you might mistakenly choose a solution that grants too much permission, like direct Organizations API access. The key memory tip is to think of Service Catalog as the “governed vending machine” for accounts—it lets developers push the button, but IT controls the inventory and the guardrails.
SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
This SAP-C02 practice question tests your understanding of design solutions for organizational complexity. Match the stated requirement to the specific cloud service, access model, or configuration option — many options are valid in isolation but not for this scenario. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
A company has a central IT team that manages AWS Organizations. The development team needs to create and manage their own AWS accounts for new projects. What is the BEST way to automate account creation while maintaining governance?
Clue words in this question
Noticing these words before you look at the options changes how you read each choice.
Clue:
"best"Why it matters: Signals that multiple options may be partially correct. Choose the option that most directly solves the exact problem described, not the one that sounds most complete.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
Create an AWS Service Catalog product that uses AWS Organizations APIs to create a new account, applies a baseline CloudFormation template, and moves the account to the correct OU.
Option A is correct because it uses AWS Service Catalog to provide a self-service portal for the development team, while the central IT team retains governance by embedding AWS Organizations API calls to create accounts, apply a baseline CloudFormation template for security and compliance, and automatically move the account to the correct Organizational Unit (OU). This approach enforces guardrails without granting direct management account access.
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Create an AWS Service Catalog product that uses AWS Organizations APIs to create a new account, applies a baseline CloudFormation template, and moves the account to the correct OU.
Why this is correct
Service Catalog provides a self-service portal for end users with governance controls.
Clue confirmation
The clue word "best" in the question point toward this answer.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
Use AWS CloudFormation StackSets to create accounts in bulk.
Why it's wrong here
CloudFormation cannot create new AWS accounts; it can only manage resources within existing accounts.
- ✗
Use the AWS Organizations console to manually create accounts and assign them to the appropriate OU.
Why it's wrong here
Manual process does not scale and is error-prone.
- ✗
Give the development team the credentials to the management account and let them create accounts directly.
Why it's wrong here
Security risk; management account should have limited access.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates often confuse CloudFormation StackSets with account creation, but StackSets only operate on existing accounts, not create new ones.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, AWS Service Catalog can invoke AWS Lambda functions or AWS CodePipeline as part of a product provisioning workflow, which can call the Organizations CreateAccount API, then apply a CloudFormation template (e.g., enabling AWS Config, CloudTrail, or SCPs) and use the MoveAccount API to place the new account into a specific OU. This ensures that every account starts with a consistent security baseline and is governed by the organization's policies from creation.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
TExam Day Tips
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
How this comes up in practice
A company's IT admin needs to give a contractor read-only access to production logs without sharing account credentials. Using role-based access control (RBAC) and temporary scoped permissions — not a permanent shared password — is the correct pattern. Questions like this test whether you can apply least-privilege access across cloud identity services.
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What does this SAP-C02 question test?
Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — This question tests Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Create an AWS Service Catalog product that uses AWS Organizations APIs to create a new account, applies a baseline CloudFormation template, and moves the account to the correct OU. — Option A is correct because it uses AWS Service Catalog to provide a self-service portal for the development team, while the central IT team retains governance by embedding AWS Organizations API calls to create accounts, apply a baseline CloudFormation template for security and compliance, and automatically move the account to the correct Organizational Unit (OU). This approach enforces guardrails without granting direct management account access.
What should I do if I get this SAP-C02 question wrong?
Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.
Are there clue words in this question I should notice?
Yes — watch for: "best". Signals that multiple options may be partially correct. Choose the option that most directly solves the exact problem described, not the one that sounds most complete.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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