"Pilot"

(n) a preliminary or experimental trial or test: The business will pilot a new product.

(v) to steer; to lead, guide, or conduct, as through unknown places, intricate affairs, etc.; to act as pilot on, in, or over; to be in charge of or responsible for: our President will pilot the new project.

(adj) serving as an experimental or trial undertaking prior to full-scale operation or use: a pilot project.