A newly hired CIO has been told the enterprise has an established IT governance process, but finds it is not being followed. To address this problem, the CIO should FIRST:

A. gain an understanding of the existing governance process and corporate culture.
B. replace the current governance process with one the CIO has successfully used before.
C. establish personal relationships with executive-level peers to leverage goodwill.
D. engage audit to review current governance processes and validate the CIO's concerns.