diff --git a/Instructions/Labs/LAB_02a_Manage_Subscriptions_and_RBAC.md b/Instructions/Labs/LAB_02a_Manage_Subscriptions_and_RBAC.md
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@@ -43,7 +43,19 @@ In this task, you will create and configure management groups.
 
 1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-1. Search for and select **Management groups** and then, on the **Management groups** blade, click **+ Add**.
+1. Search for and select **Management groups** to navigate to the **Management groups** blade.
+
+1. Review the messages at the top of the **Management groups** blade. If you are seeing the message stating **You are registered as a directory admin but do not have the necessary permissions to access the root management group**, perfom the following sequence of steps:
+
+    1. In the Azure portal, search for and select **Azure Active Directory**.
+    
+    1.  On the blade displaying properties of your Azure Active Directory tenant, in the vertical menu on the left side, in the **Management** section, select **Properties**.
+    
+    1.  On the **Properties** blade of your your Azure Active Directory tenant, in the **Access management for Azure resources** section, select **Yes** and then select **Save**.
+    
+    1.  Navigate back to the **Management groups** blade, and select **Refresh**.
+
+1. On the **Management groups** blade, click **+ Add**.
 
     >**Note**: If you have not previously created Management Groups, select **Start using management groups**