Which of the following components of a quality management plan ensures that the required quality is achieved?

Quality metrics are the specific data points used for measurement, not the overarching process that ensures quality is achieved.

Quality control focuses on *identifying* and *correcting* defects in the deliverables themselves, rather than ensuring the overall process will achieve quality proactively.

Quality assurance (QA) is the process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality control measurements to ensure that appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used. QA focuses on the *process* of producing deliverables, proactively working to prevent defects and ensure that the project's quality management system is effective in achieving the desired quality levels.

A quality baseline defines the *standards* for quality, not the ongoing activity or process that ensures those standards are met.