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The correct selection is A. A 30 percent budget increase driven by mandatory compliance is an executive governance decision. In a centralized model, the Executive Steering Committee is the body with authority to approve material funding and strategic changes beyond normal delivery-team or change-control thresholds. From a planning perspective, the architect must reduce uncertainty before execution by defining ownership, governance, environment purpose, prioritization, and measurable acceptance criteria. Decisions should be repeatable and visible across teams so delivery capacity, risk, and stakeholder expectations remain aligned throughout the lifecycle. The alternatives are weaker because they address a symptom rather than establishing the governance or environment decision required before implementation begins. For this scenario, the decisive point is therefore the platform behavior represented by the selected option (A. Executive Steering Committee). Applying that rule consistently keeps the implementation aligned with Salesforce-supported lifecycle practices and makes the resulting change easier to review, validate, and operate across environments.

Study Guide reference: Planning — governance; agile planning; environment strategy; backlog prioritization; sandbox strategy; stakeholder alignment.