diff --git a/docs/ddg.md b/docs/ddg.md
index e940bb65e..9bc394e2d 100644
--- a/docs/ddg.md
+++ b/docs/ddg.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ To make using this deployment guide easier, the variables described below need t
 | <strong>Domain Name</strong>          | `organization.domain`            | The primary Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Run <strong>gcloud organizations list</strong> to view (make sure you have authorized as per prerequisites below)                                                                                                                                              |
 | <strong>Alert Email</strong>          | `alert_email`                    | The email address used for logging alerts notifications.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | <strong>Organization ID</strong>      | `organization.id`                | The Organization ID for the GCP Organization. Run <strong>gcloud organizations list</strong> to view.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
-| <strong>Prefix</strong>               | `prefix`                         | This is the prefix appended to the beginning of projects and resources deployed selected by your or your organization. <strong>Full project names must be globally unique and the prefix must use a maximum of 6 characters</strong>. A 409 error will occur if a globally unique project name is not created. |
+| <strong>Prefix</strong>               | `prefix`                         | This is the prefix appended to the beginning of projects and resources deployed selected by your or your organization. <strong>Full project names must be globally unique and the prefix must use a maximum of 7 characters</strong>. A 409 error will occur if a globally unique project name is not created. |
 | <strong>Region</strong>               | `assured_workloads.location`     | This is the (US) based region that we are deploying resources into (Dual regions like “NAM9” or continents are currently not supported)                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | <strong>Tenant Name</strong>          | `tenants` (Stage 1)              | The name for the first tenant that will be deployed via this document. <strong>Full project names must be globally unique and the tenant-name must use a maximum of 6 characters</strong>.                                                                                                                     |
 | <strong>Secondary Region</strong>     | `regions.secondary`              | The secondary region for resource deployment.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ organization = {
  customer_id = "`<customer_id>`"
 }
 outputs_location = "~/fast-config"
-# use something unique and no longer than 6 characters
+# use something unique and no longer than 7 characters
 prefix = "`<prefix>`" # full project names must be globally unique
 log_sinks = {
  audit-logs = {
diff --git a/fast/stages-aw/0-bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.sample b/fast/stages-aw/0-bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.sample
index 963094281..45a361d8a 100644
--- a/fast/stages-aw/0-bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.sample
+++ b/fast/stages-aw/0-bootstrap/terraform.tfvars.sample
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# use `gcloud beta billing accounts list`
-# if you have too many accounts, check the Cloud Console :)
+# use `gcloud billing accounts list`
 billing_account = {
-  id = "012345-67890A-BCDEF0"
+  id = "<billing_account_id>" # taken from Google Cloud Console Billing Accounts -> Manage Billing Account
 }
 
 # Optional Billing budget for the Assured Workload folder. If not set, no budget will be created.
@@ -10,16 +9,16 @@ billing_account = {
 # }
 
 # region configuration - this will automatically populate locations for GCS, BigQuery, KMS, and logging buckets
-# Default to us-east4 for IL5/FedRAMP compliance - adjust as needed
+# Default to us-east4 for IL5/FedRAMP High/Moderate compliance - adjust as needed
 regions = {
-  primary = "us-east4"  # Change to your preferred region - this will be used for all bootstrap resources
+  primary = "<region>"
 }
 
 # use `gcloud organizations list`
 organization = {
-  domain      = "example.org"
-  id          = 1234567890
-  customer_id = "C000001"
+  domain      = "<domain>" # DISPLAY_NAME
+  id          = "<organization_id>"
+  customer_id = "<customer_id>"
 }
 
 outputs_location = "~/fast-config"
@@ -27,8 +26,10 @@ outputs_location = "~/fast-config"
 # Retention period (in days) for organization logging buckets (defaults to 365 days for compliance)
 # logging_bucket_retention = 365
 
-# use something unique and no longer than 7 characters
-prefix = "abcd"
+# This variable is prepended to the names of all resources that are created.
+# Use something unique and no longer than 7 characters
+prefix = "<prefix>"
+
 # Default log routing is set to "logging" (Cloud Logging buckets, retained for
 # logging_bucket_retention days; the default is 365)
 # To use long-term storage, change type to "storage" (GCS) or "bigquery"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ log_sinks = {
 org_policies_config = {
   import_defaults = false # No policies to import as of 27 SEP 2024
   constraints = {
-    allowed_policy_member_domains = [] # Additional externally allowed customer_ids
+    allowed_policy_member_domains = [] #Update with additional customer IDs if needed
   }
 }
 
@@ -65,11 +66,12 @@ fast_features = {
   envs = true
 }
 
+# Regime must be in all caps
 assured_workloads = {
-  regime = "compliance-regime" #"IL4, IL5, FEDRAMP_HIGH, etc... if you wish to not use assured_workloads, set this value to COMPLIANCE_REGIME_UNSPECIFIED"
-  location = "us-east4" # Uses the same region as other resources for consistency - change to match your regions.primary if different
+  regime = "<compliance_regime>" #"IL4, IL5, FEDRAMP_HIGH, etc... if you wish to not use assured_workloads, set this value to COMPLIANCE_REGIME_UNSPECIFIED"
+  location = "<region>" # Uses the same region as other resources for consistency - change to match your regions.primary if different
 }
 
-bootstrap_project = "bootstrap-project-name"
+bootstrap_project = "<bootstrap_project_id>"
 
-alert_email = "user@domain.com"
+alert_email = "<alert_email>"
diff --git a/fast/stages-aw/1-resman/terraform.tfvars.sample b/fast/stages-aw/1-resman/terraform.tfvars.sample
index 994affe73..7384741a5 100644
--- a/fast/stages-aw/1-resman/terraform.tfvars.sample
+++ b/fast/stages-aw/1-resman/terraform.tfvars.sample
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 tenants = {
-  tenant_name = { ## change this
-    admin_principal  = "group:gcp-devops@domain"
-    descriptive_name = "tenant_name"
+  ten-1 = { ## Change ten-1 here - 6 or less characters
+    admin_principal  = "group:gcp-devops@<domain>"
+    descriptive_name = "tenant-1" ## Change descriptive_name here
     locations = {
-      gcs = "us-east4"
-      kms = "us-east4"
+      gcs = "<region>"
+      kms = "<region>"
     }
   },
-   tenant_name-2 = { ## change this
-    admin_principal  = "group:gcp-devops@domain"
-    descriptive_name = "tenant_name-2"
+  ten-2 = { ## Change ten-2 here - 6 or less characters
+    admin_principal  = "group:gcp-devops@<domain>"
+    descriptive_name = "tenant-2" ## Change descriptive_name here
     locations = {
-      gcs = "us-east4"
-      kms = "us-east4"
+      gcs = "<region>"
+      kms = "<region>"
     }
   }
 }
+## You can have “n” number of tenants
 
 fast_features = {
   envs = true
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ fast_features = {
 
 envs_folders = {
   Prod = {
-    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@domain.com"
+    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@<domain>"
   },
   Int = {
-    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@domain.com"
+    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@<domain>"
   },
   Test = {
-    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@domain.com"
+    admin = "gcp-organization-admins@<domain>"
   }
 }