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Automotive SPICE®, the process model
Leading European car manufacturers have chosen Automotive SPICE as the binding standard for their suppliers’ processes. The model consists of a structured collection of best practices from the car manufacturing industry and includes industry-specific models for the development of systems, software, hardware, and mechanics.
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WHAT CAN AUTOMOTIVE SPICE OFFER?
Automotive SPICE® is an established framework model in control unit development that enables companies to evaluate and improve their processes. The industry-specific standard was developed in 2005 by the VDA’s Quality Management Center, with the involvement of experts from UL Solutions. The model is currently in its fourth generation. Automotive SPICE® is also used in other sectors, such as in the development of construction machinery, tools, or refrigerators.
AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIERS RECEIVE SUPPORT WITH
improving the quality of their systems,
- establishing processes,
- managing deadline pressures
- and the increasing complexity of the systems, and
- managing ongoing change requests from customers.
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN THE VDA SCOPE
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has identified sixteen key processes, known as the VDA Scope. This scope is based on software-based system development and includes not only development processes, but also management and support processes, such as project control and procurement.
In order to leverage the benefits of Automotive SPICE® in the development of mechatronics systems, ASPICE is designed as a plug-in model: Development processes for other engineering disciplines can be added. Experts from UL Solutions are actively involved in the plug-in development.
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KEY PROCESSES OF THE VDA-SCOPE – ASPICE v3.1
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Automotive SPICE im VDA-Scope
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS WITH AUTOMOTIVE SPICE®
The system can measure whether a work process is being adhered to and incorporated into daily practices. In this context, Automotive SPICE® utilizes a series of levels: A level denotes the capability level that a process has achieved. Each process is ascribed a level from zero to five. To achieve a particular level, the relevant model elements from Automotive SPICE® must be implemented in their appropriate form.
ASSESSMENTS EVALUATE PERFORMANCE
Numerous car manufacturers deploy Automotive SPICE® for screening and risk-assessing their suppliers, which must demonstrate a particular maturity level in terms of the relevant processes. Whether or not a company has achieved the required level is ascertained by means of the assessment. This highlights the company’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as making recommendations for improvements. Assessments are only recognized in the automotive industry if they are carried out by specialists. The VDA utilizes the INTACS® Industrial Training system to certify these specialists.
In addition to the new workflow processes, often a change in corporate culture is required before a new level can be attained. The improvement is therefore time-consuming to implement. In a larger-scale automotive organization, the measures needed to achieve and sustainably maintain level three typically extend over several years.
Version v4.0 of Automotive SPICE® has been published since the end of 2023. We will show you what changes this means for the processes in your development team!
Systems engineering in conjunction with software, hardware and mechanical development: In this pocket guide, you will find all the key processes you need for the integrated and coordinated development of mechatronic systems in ground vehicles.
More on the organisational maturity assessment conducted at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd. (RBEI) in Bangalore: the first major automotive supplier achieved maturity level 3 for the overall organisation.
Already several thousand subscribers worldwide use our free Video Campus. You will find tutorial videos and expert talks in the areas of Automotive SPICE®, Automotive Cybersecurity and Functional Safety.
WE CAN SUPPORT YOU WITH…
- Achieving the required capabiltiy levels within your key processes in development
- Systematically improving existing workflows and methods
- Evaluating the status of your process improvements through formal assessments and gap analysis
- Fulfilling the requirements of Automotive SPICE® in harmony with SECURITY, FUNCTIONAL SAFETY and AGILE METHODS
- Training your staff and assessors
