The answer is to use AWS Organizations to register the member account as a delegated administrator for the service. This is correct because AWS Organizations provides a native delegation mechanism that allows a designated member account to centrally manage a specific service across the entire organization, enabling cross-account actions without requiring manual IAM role setup in each account. On the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional SAP-C02 exam, this concept tests your understanding of centralized governance versus distributed permissions—a common trap is assuming you need to create service-linked roles or IAM roles in every account, but delegated administration handles that automatically. Remember the mnemonic “D.A. for C.A.”: Delegated Administrator enables Cross-Account actions, saving you from role sprawl.
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 uses AWS Organizations and wants to delegate administration of a specific service to a member account. The service must be able to perform actions across all accounts in the organization. Which steps should the company take?
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Use AWS Organizations to register the member account as a delegated administrator for the service.
Option A is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to register a member account as a delegated administrator for a service, which then allows that service to perform cross-account actions. Option B is wrong because creating a service-linked role in each account is not necessary; the delegated administrator can create them on behalf of other accounts. Option C is wrong because the Organizations management account does not need to grant cross-account access; the service can do it. Option D is wrong because IAM roles in each account are not needed if the service supports delegated administration.
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.
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Use AWS Organizations to register the member account as a delegated administrator for the service.
Why this is correct
Delegated administration allows the member account to manage the service across the organization.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Create a service-linked role in each account to allow the service to perform actions.
Why it's wrong here
Service-linked roles are created automatically by the service, not manually.
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Grant the member account IAM permissions to assume the OrganizationAccountAccessRole in all accounts.
Why it's wrong here
This would grant broad admin access, not service-specific delegation.
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Create an IAM role in each account with a trust policy that allows the service to assume it.
Why it's wrong here
Delegated administration eliminates the need for per-account roles.
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
→Underline the problem statement mentally.
→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.
What to study next
Got this wrong? Here's your next step.
Identify which SAP-C02 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
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: Use AWS Organizations to register the member account as a delegated administrator for the service. — Option A is correct because AWS Organizations allows you to register a member account as a delegated administrator for a service, which then allows that service to perform cross-account actions. Option B is wrong because creating a service-linked role in each account is not necessary; the delegated administrator can create them on behalf of other accounts. Option C is wrong because the Organizations management account does not need to grant cross-account access; the service can do it. Option D is wrong because IAM roles in each account are not needed if the service supports delegated administration.
What should I do if I get this SAP-C02 question wrong?
Identify which SAP-C02 exam domain this question belongs to, then review the specific concept being tested. Practise related questions in that domain and focus on understanding why each wrong answer is tempting — not just why the correct answer is right.
What is the key concept behind this question?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
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Variation 1. A company uses AWS Organizations and wants to delegate administrative tasks for specific AWS services to a member account. Which AWS feature should be used?
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A.AWS Control Tower
✓ B.Delegated administrator for AWS services
C.Cross-account IAM roles
D.AWS CloudTrail organization trail
Why B: Delegated administrator for AWS services allows you to designate a member account in AWS Organizations to perform administrative tasks for specific AWS services, such as AWS IAM Access Analyzer or AWS Security Hub, without granting full organization management access. This feature centralizes control while distributing operational responsibilities, making it the correct choice for delegating administrative tasks for specific services.
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