Managing User Accounts and Organizational Units in Google Workspace

INTERMEDIATE
160 minutes
5 tasks

In this lab, you will learn to efficiently manage user accounts and configure organizational units (OUs) within Google Workspace. You'll explore tasks such as creating and managing user accounts, automating user provisioning, and designing an OU hierarchy. This session aims to prepare you for the Associate Google Workspace Administrator certification by focusing on practical implementation skills needed in real-world scenarios.

Scenario

You're a new administrator at a mid-sized digital marketing company, tasked with organizing user accounts for different departments and setting up an efficient OU structure. You need to ensure all new hires are automatically provisioned and placed in the appropriate OUs based on their department.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to create and manage user accounts within Google Workspace.
  • Design and implement an organizational unit hierarchy that aligns with departmental structures.
  • Automate user provisioning to streamline account creation for new employees.

tasks (5)

task 1: Create and manage user accounts

30 min

task 2: Design and implement an OU hierarchy

40 min

task 3: Automate user provisioning

30 min

task 4: Implement basic SAML SSO for user login

30 min

task 5: Configure Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS)

30 min

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of Google Admin Console operations
  • Familiarity with LDAP for directory management

Skills Tested

Managing user accounts and organizationsImplementing OU hierarchiesAutomating user lifecycle processesConfiguring SAML SSOSynchronizing directories with GCDS