diff --git a/.github/workflows/ms.management.managementgroups.yml b/.github/workflows/ms.management.managementgroups.yml
index 3f0258f95e..3f0b2e12ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ms.management.managementgroups.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ms.management.managementgroups.yml
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Using test file [${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}]'
         uses: ./.github/actions/templates/validateModuleDeployment
         with:
-          templateFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/deploy.bicep'
-          parameterFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}'
+          templateFilePath: '${{ env.modulePath }}/${{ matrix.moduleTestFilePaths }}'
           location: '${{ env.location }}'
           resourceGroupName: '${{ env.resourceGroupName }}'
           subscriptionId: '${{ secrets.ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}'
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e3f776cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/common/deploy.test.bicep
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+targetScope = 'managementGroup'
+
+// ========== //
+// Parameters //
+// ========== //
+@description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
+param serviceShort string = 'mmgcom'
+
+// ============== //
+// Test Execution //
+// ============== //
+
+module testDeployment '../../deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-${serviceShort}'
+  params: {
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>${serviceShort}001'
+    displayName: 'Test MG'
+    parentId: last(split(managementGroup().id, '/'))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f12739a8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/min/deploy.test.bicep
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+targetScope = 'managementGroup'
+
+// ========== //
+// Parameters //
+// ========== //
+@description('Optional. A short identifier for the kind of deployment. Should be kept short to not run into resource-name length-constraints.')
+param serviceShort string = 'mmgmin'
+
+// ============== //
+// Test Execution //
+// ============== //
+
+module testDeployment '../../deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-${serviceShort}'
+  params: {
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>${serviceShort}001'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/parameters.json b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/parameters.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 21e2524a5f..0000000000
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/.test/parameters.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
-    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
-    "parameters": {
-        "name": {
-            "value": "testMG"
-        },
-        "displayName": {
-            "value": "Test MG"
-        },
-        "parentId": {
-            "value": "<<managementGroupId>>"
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep
index 932752c182..dcd2872b84 100644
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ param name string
 param displayName string = ''
 
 @description('Optional. The management group parent ID. Defaults to current scope.')
-param parentId string = ''
+param parentId string = last(split(az.managementGroup().id, '/'))
 
-@sys.description('Optional. Location deployment metadata.')
+@description('Optional. Location deployment metadata.')
 param location string = deployment().location
 
 @description('Optional. Enable telemetry via the Customer Usage Attribution ID (GUID).')
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ resource defaultTelemetry 'Microsoft.Resources/deployments@2021-04-01' = if (ena
   }
 }
 
+resource parentManagementGroup 'Microsoft.Management/managementGroups@2021-04-01' existing = {
+  name: parentId
+  scope: tenant()
+}
+
 resource managementGroup 'Microsoft.Management/managementGroups@2021-04-01' = {
   name: name
   scope: tenant()
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ resource managementGroup 'Microsoft.Management/managementGroups@2021-04-01' = {
     displayName: displayName
     details: !empty(parentId) ? {
       parent: {
-        id: '/providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/${parentId}'
+        id: parentManagementGroup.id
       }
     } : null
   }
diff --git a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/readme.md b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/readme.md
index 258b1bcf95..e0e34b0617 100644
--- a/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/readme.md
+++ b/modules/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/readme.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This module has some known **limitations**:
 | `displayName` | string | `''` | The friendly name of the management group. If no value is passed then this field will be set to the group ID. |
 | `enableDefaultTelemetry` | bool | `True` | Enable telemetry via the Customer Usage Attribution ID (GUID). |
 | `location` | string | `[deployment().location]` | Location deployment metadata. |
-| `parentId` | string | `''` | The management group parent ID. Defaults to current scope. |
+| `parentId` | string | `[last(split(managementGroup().id, '/'))]` | The management group parent ID. Defaults to current scope. |
 
 
 ### Parameter Usage: `roleAssignments`
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ The following module usage examples are retrieved from the content of the files
 
    >**Note**: Each example lists all the required parameters first, followed by the rest - each in alphabetical order.
 
-<h3>Example 1: Parameters</h3>
+<h3>Example 1: Common</h3>
 
 <details>
 
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ The following module usage examples are retrieved from the content of the files
 
 ```bicep
 module managementGroups './Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep' = {
-  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-ManagementGroups'
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-mmgcom'
   params: {
     // Required parameters
-    name: 'testMG'
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>mmgcom001'
     // Non-required parameters
     displayName: 'Test MG'
-    parentId: '<<managementGroupId>>'
+    parentId: '<parentId>'
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -166,14 +166,51 @@ module managementGroups './Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep' =
   "parameters": {
     // Required parameters
     "name": {
-      "value": "testMG"
+      "value": "<<namePrefix>>mmgcom001"
     },
     // Non-required parameters
     "displayName": {
       "value": "Test MG"
     },
     "parentId": {
-      "value": "<<managementGroupId>>"
+      "value": "<parentId>"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+<p>
+
+<h3>Example 2: Min</h3>
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>via Bicep module</summary>
+
+```bicep
+module managementGroups './Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/deploy.bicep' = {
+  name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name)}-test-mmgmin'
+  params: {
+    name: '<<namePrefix>>mmgmin001'
+  }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+<p>
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>via JSON Parameter file</summary>
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
+  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+  "parameters": {
+    "name": {
+      "value": "<<namePrefix>>mmgmin001"
     }
   }
 }