You need a method in Azure DevOps to validate that code meets the company's quality and code review standards. What should you implement?

Branch policies are the correct choice because they enforce requirements for code quality and review processes before changes can be merged into a branch. This includes checks like requiring a minimum number of reviewers, successful build validation, and linking work items. Branch folders are organizational structures and do not enforce validation. Branch permissions control who can perform actions on a branch but don't define code quality standards. Branch locking prevents changes to a branch entirely, which is too restrictive for ongoing development and code review.