What best describes the role of governance and policy in operating the EPD Pilot?

• A. Defines access, change control, security requirements, compliance, and operational standards.
• B. Focuses solely on budgeting.
• C. Deals with customer onboarding procedures.
• D. Outlines hardware procurement cycles.

Answer: (A)

Governance and policy establish the rules and controls that steer how an environment is run. In the EPD Pilot, this means defining who can access the pilot, how access is granted and revoked, how changes to the system are proposed, reviewed, and approved before they’re implemented, and what security requirements, regulatory compliance, and operational standards must be met. This creates a controlled, auditable framework that supports consistent, secure, and compliant operation as the pilot progresses or scales. While budgeting, onboarding customers, or outlining hardware procurement are important activities, they are separate processes that don’t capture the overarching framework of governance and policy described here.