GoogleGoogle Professional Cloud Architect (PCA) Certification·EN·Updated 5 Sep 2026
Developers created projects outside the Organization. You need centralized policy management, allow developers to create projects, prevent them from modifying production, minimize user disruption, and follow Google best practices. How should you design the Organization structure?
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Correct answer: 1. Create folders under the Organization resource named 'Development' and 'Production.' 2. Grant all developers the Project Creator role on the 'Development' folder. 3. Move the developer projects into the 'Development' folder. 4. Set organization-wide policies on the Organization. 5. Additionally, apply production policies on the 'Production' folder..
Why this is the answer
This option aligns with Google's best practices for resource hierarchy and policy enforcement. Creating 'Development' and 'Production' folders allows for logical separation and granular policy application. Granting the Project Creator role only on the 'Development' folder allows developers to create projects while restricting their ability to create projects directly in production. Moving existing developer projects into the 'Development' folder centralizes them. Setting organization-wide policies at the Organization level ensures baseline governance, while specific production policies on the 'Production' folder provide necessary stricter controls.
Option 1 creates unnecessary complexity with a second Organization. Option 2 grants Project Creator at the Organization level, which is too broad and doesn't adequately separate development from production. Option 4 keeps development projects outside the Organization, preventing centralized management and policy enforcement.