Through numerous exercises and tips, the course "intacs™ certified ISO/IEC 15504 Provisional Assessor (Auotmotive SPICE®)" prepares the participants for independent – but under the stewardship of a Competent Assessor – processing of individual topics in assessments in order to, for example, assess the processes in their own company or with suppliers according to Automotive SPICE® and to optimize them on this basis.

The seminar described here addresses the fundamentals of ISO/IEC 15504 and Automotive SPICE®.
The contents of this training have been standardized through an intacs™ curriculum. The certifi­cate is called “intacs™ ISO/IEC 15504 Provisional Assessor (Automotive SPICE®)”. Participants must actively participate in the course and pass the independent exam at the end of the course in order to successfully complete Provisional Assessor (Automotive SPICE®) training.

Please note that independent preparation before and after each seminar day is recommended in order to pass the exam.

The contents correspond to the curriculum published by intacs™:

• Process assessment concepts
• ISO/IEC 15504 architecture: elements and relationships
  • The capability dimension: capability levels and process attributes
  • The measurement system: process profile and assessment of the capability levels
  • The process dimension and process reference models (including ISO 12207 AM1 & 2 and Automotive SPICE®)
  • Assessment models and indicators
• Requirements for the conformity of an assessment model
• The assessment models in ISO/IEC 15504­5 and Automotive SPICE®
• Use of the assessment results
• The assessment process
  
  •      ­ Assessment preparation: compilation of the inputs
  •      ­ Assessment planning
  •      ­ Collection of data: checking of documents
  •      ­ Collection of data: interviews
  •      ­ Validation of data and process assessment
  •      ­ Presentation of the assessment results
  •      ­ Verification of assessments conformity
• Assessor competence:
  
  •      ­ Qualification criteria and their validation
  •      ­ The International Assessor Certification Scheme
• Case study with role­-play – a realistic case study with corresponding documents will be used in order to give the participants the opportunity to carry out a small assessment. The main activi­ties of an assessment – including preparation, interviews, document analysis, data validation and presentation of results – will be practiced by the participants.

The course consists essentially (approx. 60%) of exercises, discussions and exchange of participant experiences with processes and their implementation. There is an independent exam carried out by the Certification Body at the end of the course.

Quality and project managers, department managers and current or future staff members in pro­cess groups, as well as people who in future plan to be responsible for the execution of assess­ments according to ISO/IEC 15504 or Automotive SPICE®.

• Training materials and the results of their exercises and discussions
• A copy of the book "Automotive SPICE® in Practice: Surviving Implementation and Assessment" by Dr. Klaus Hoermann, Markus Mueller, Lars Dittmann, and Joerg Zimmer (Paperback - Jul 1, 2008) 
• An exemplar of our exclusive "Automotive SPICE® Pocket Guide"
• A participation certificate
• In case of successful participation in the written examination and registration at VDA-QMC: Th official certificate "intacs™ certified ISO/IEC 15504  Provisional Assessor (Automotive SPICE®)"

The participants should have professional experience. Participation in the course and in the exam is not dependent on having fulfilled the prerequisites for a registration as Provisional Assessor.
The number of participants is limited to 10, according to the iNTACS™ rules.

• Three years’ professional experience in IT (e.g. software/system development, project management, quality management, or similar) is recommended.
• Proof of at least two years’ professional experience in the automotive industry is required for a certification as Provisional Assessor.
• Successful participation including passing the exam in the course: “iNTACS™ certified ISO/IEC 15504 Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE®”.

The prerequisites can be downloaded in their currently valid form directly from www.intacs.info.

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