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Strategic planning requires a comprehensive approach to managing changes within the IT infrastructure. A critical business initiative necessitates the rapid deployment of a new software feature. While the feature promises significant operational benefits, the development team has not completed the full risk assessment and impact analysis typically required by the organization\'s established change control policy due to tight deadlines. The business unit is strongly advocating for immediate deployment to capitalize on market opportunities. Which of the following actions best represents a professionally responsible and secure approach to this situation?
Proceed with the deployment of the new feature after obtaining informal approval from the lead business stakeholder, documenting the business justification for expediting the process, and implementing enhanced monitoring of the system post-deployment.
Delay the deployment of the new feature until the development team has completed the full risk assessment, impact analysis, and received formal approval through the standard change control process, even if it means missing the immediate market opportunity.
Implement the new feature immediately without formal approval, relying on the development team's assurance that the feature is stable, and plan to retroactively document the change and its risks.
Deploy the new feature to a limited pilot group for testing, bypassing the formal change control process for this initial phase, and then proceed with a full rollout if no issues are immediately apparent.

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