The ISO 15504 – referred to as SPICE – is a worldwide spread an accepted standard for the rating and improvement of software development processes. In Germany it is especially used in the automotive industry.

Since 2007 assessments in the automotive industry are preferably conducted according to Automotive SPICE^®.

Conception
The course offers a description of the Automotive SPICE^® model from the point of a project leader or a member of the project team. The Automotive SPICE^® supporting processes (quality assurance, verification, reviews, documentation, configuration management and change management) are being discussed in particular.

The mentioned processes will be introduced by means of practical examples. It will be discussed which problems can occur during assessments and how an according process improvement can look like.

Content

• The Automotive SPICE^® Process Assessment Model (PAM)
• Basic procedure at an assessment
• Reasonable preparation for an assessment
• Intensification of the Automotive SPICE^® processes
  • SUP.1 Quality Assurance
  • SUP.2 Verification
  • SUP.4 Reviews
  • SUP.7 Documentation
  • SUP.8 Configuration Management
  • SUP.9 Problem Management
  • SUP.10 Change Management
  • SPL.2 Product Release
• Interpretation of the levels 1-3 and prospect for level 4
• Room for improvement in respect of the listed processes

The course consists of lectures, exercises and discussions and offers plenty of chances for questions, discussions and exchange of experiences.

Qualification certificate
At the end of the course all participants will receive a VDA certificate of attendance.

Trainer
Trainers for this course are only experienced Competent and Principal Assessors with extensive practical experience in the performance of assessments according to Automotive SPICE^®.

Language
Die training material is in English. The course is offered in:

• German
• English