You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the…

Planning refers to developing the project management plan and subsidiary plans, not to reviewing inspection processes during execution.

Scope verification (formally called Validate Scope) is the process of obtaining formal customer acceptance of completed deliverables, not reviewing internal work processes.

Quality Control involves inspecting actual deliverables and outputs to find defects, not reviewing the inspection processes themselves.

Quality Assurance involves auditing quality requirements and reviewing the processes and procedures - such as the team inspection process - to ensure they are being properly followed and will produce conforming work. Because the scenario describes reviewing the inspection process itself rather than inspecting finished deliverables, it aligns with Quality Assurance, which is process-oriented.