ASpice-Intro Assessments
ASpice-Intro Assessments
ASpice-Intro Assessments
SPICE® Introduction
Automotive SPICE®
Assessments
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Agenda
• Assessments and Assessment Preparation
• Individual Preparation
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Assessments and
Assessment Preparation
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Requirements On How to Perform Assessments
• ISO/IEC 15504-2 sets the requirements for
performing assessments, such as planning, data
collection, data validation, process attribute
rating, roles and responsibilities, inputs, outputs.
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Typical Phases and Activities of an Assessment Process
Preparation Execution Conclusion
Consolidation of
Results
Preliminary and
Planning Interviews Consoli- Preparation
dation of Report
Document of
Screening Results
Final Findings
Feedback to Presentation
Team Preparation the Organization
Activities Activities
on-site off-site
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Example Assessment Schedule - 1
Typical Agenda for Capability Level 2 Assessment HIS Scope according to OEM guidelines
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Example Assessment Schedule - 2
Typical Agenda for Capability Level 2 Assessment HIS Scope according to OEM guidelines
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General Approach of OEM Interviews during Assessments
• All persons who perform the process in daily business („experienced staff“) are
interviewed.
• Additionally the project leader and the QA responsible should participate the whole
assessment
• Typically, the assessment team consists of 2 Assessors with one Lead Assessor and
one Co Assessor.
• Where appropriate, also „technical staff“ (e.g. responsible constructing engineer from
OEM) is part of the assessment team.
• Typical sequence of questions:
• Base Practices & Work Product
• Generic Practices of the process attributes: PA 2.1 and PA.2.2
• “Evidence“ (positive as well as negative) is always searched for.
• It is impossible to look at all documents samples are taken.
• Requirements breakdown is followed through several documents traceability from
customer requirements to code
• Documents are checked very often during the assessment (online directly from the
project folder or out of the CM System) or via printouts.
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Example Assessment Report
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Example Assessment Report (cont.)
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Example Assessment Report (cont.)
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How to Prepare for an Assessment
2-3 months before
• Negotiate the date for the assessment, finalize the agenda
• Make sure that the right people are in the right interview slots.
• Perform a mapping between the Automotive SPICE practices and how they are
implemented in your organization.
• Perform a gap analysis using this mapping to understand what still needs to be done.
• Try to close the gaps as possible, prioritize the gaps, set up an improvement plan
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Your Questions
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Individual Preparation
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How can I prepare myself for the OEM Assessment ?
As an interviewee
Each interviewee has to be familiar with
• Answer directly to questions, don‘t tell long stories, don‘t start additional topics
• Exception: (strengths) Talk about excellent documents!
• Don’t say “This is not my responsibility” in case you cannot answer a question.
Instead say : “This is not in my responsibility. Please ask Mr. X, he might answer the
question”. Always try to answer the Assessor’s questions, act as a team.
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Automotive SPICE ® Assessment – Interview Session
Do‘s and Dont‘s
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Automotive SPICE ® Assessment – Interview Session
Do‘s and Dont‘s
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Automotive SPICE ® Assessment – Interview Session
Do‘s and Dont‘s
Answer deliberately!
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Your Questions
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Qualification of SPICE Assessors
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intacsTM grades
Instructor
• Didactical skills (Competent level)
• Approval by an accredited instructor
(observation process)
• No training course or exam
Instructor
(Provisional level)
• Assessment experience
• Capable of leading assessments Competent (15504-5)
• Training course & exam Competent (Automotive SPICE)
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Your Questions
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