QualityManagementintheAutomotiveIndustryAutomotiveSPICE®ProcessReferenceModelProcessAssessmentModelVersion3.1Title:AutomotiveSPICEProcessAssessment/ReferenceModelAuthor(s):VDAQMCWorkingGroup13/AutomotiveSIGVersion:3.1Date:2017-11-01Status:PUBLISHEDConfidentiality:PublicRevisionID:656©VDAQualityManagementCenter2CopyrightnoticeThisdocumentisarevisionoftheAutomotiveSPICEprocessassessmentmodel2.5andtheprocessreferencemodel4.5,whichhasbeendevelopedundertheAutomotiveSPICEinitiativebyconsensusofthecarmanufacturerswithintheAutomotiveSpecialInterestGroup(SIG),ajointspecialinterestgroupofAutomotiveOEM,theProcurementForumandtheSPICEUserGroup.IthasbeenrevisedbytheWorkingGroup13oftheQualityManagementCenter(QMC)intheGermanAssociationoftheAutomotiveIndustrywiththerepresentationofmembersoftheAutomotiveSpecialInterestGroup,andwiththeagreementoftheSPICEUserGroup.ThisagreementisbasedonavalidationoftheAutomotiveSPICE3.0versionregardinganyISOcopyrightinfringementandthestatementsgivenfromVDAQMCtotheSPICEUserGroupregardingthecurrentandfuturedevelopmentofAutomotiveSPICE.Thisdocumentreproducesrelevantmaterialfrom:•ISO/IEC33020:2015Informationtechnology--Processassessment--ProcessmeasurementframeworkforassessmentofprocesscapabilityISO/IEC33020:2015providesthefollowingcopyrightreleasestatement:‘UsersofthisInternationalStandardmayreproducesubclauses5.2,5.3,5.4and5.6aspartofanyprocessassessmentmodelormaturitymodelsothatitcanbeusedforitsintendedpurpose.’•ISO/IEC15504-5:2006InformationTechnology–Processassessment–Part5:AnexemplarProcessAssessmentModelISO/IEC15504-5:2006providesthefollowingcopyrightreleasestatement:‘UsersofthispartofISO/IEC15504mayfreelyreproducethedetaileddescriptionscontainedintheexemplarassessmentmodelaspartofanytoolorothermaterialtosupporttheperformanceofprocessassessments,sothatitcanbeusedforitsintendedpurpose.’Relevantmaterialfromoneofthementionedstandardsisincorporatedunderthecopyrightreleasenotice.AcknowledgementTheVDA,theVDAQMCandtheWorkingGroup13explicitlyacknowledgethehighqualityworkcarriedoutbythemembersoftheAutomotiveSpecialInterestGroup.Wewouldliketothankallinvolvedpeople,whohavecontributedtothedevelopmentandpublicationofAutomotiveSPICE®.©VDAQualityManagementCenter3DerivativeworksYoumaynotalter,transform,orbuilduponthisworkwithoutthepriorconsentofboththeSPICEUserGroupandtheVDAQualityManagementCenter.SuchconsentmaybegivenprovidedISOcopyrightisnotinfringed.Thedetaileddescriptionscontainedinthisdocumentmaybeincorporatedaspartofanytoolorothermaterialtosupporttheperformanceofprocessassessments,sothatthisprocessassessmentmodelcanbeusedforitsintendedpurpose,providedthatanysuchmaterialisnotofferedforsale.Alldistributionofderivativeworksshallbemadeatnocosttotherecipient.DistributionTheAutomotiveSPICE®processassessmentmodelmayonlybeobtainedbydownloadfromthe®isaregisteredtrademarkoftheVerbandderAutomobilindustriee.V.(VDA)ForfurtherinformationaboutAutomotiveSPICE®visit©VDAQualityManagementCenter4DocumenthistoryVersionDateByNotes2.02005-05-04AutoSIG/SUGDRAFTRELEASE,pendingfinaleditorialreview2.12005-06-24AutoSIG/SUGEditorialreviewcommentsimplementedUpdatedtoreflectchangesinFDIS15504-52.22005-08-21AutoSIG/SUGFinalchecksimplemented:FORMALRELEASE2.32007-05-05AutoSIG/SUGRevisionfollowingCCB:FORMALRELEASE2.42008-08-01AutoSIG/SUGRevisionfollowingCCB:FORMALRELEASE2.52010-05-10AutoSIG/SUGRevisionfollowingCCB:FORMALRELEASE3.02015-07-16VDAQMCWG13Changes:Seereleasenotes3.12017-11-01VDAQMCWG13Changes:See(VDAScope).Chapter5AdaptionbasedonAS2.5tothemeasurementframeworkofISO/IEC33020AnnexAConformitystatementadaptedtoISO/IEC33004AnnexBModificationsonworkproductcharacteristicsaccordingtothechangesinchapter4.AnnexCUpdatetorecentstandards.IntroductionofspecifictermsusedinAS3.0AnnexDAddedthemajorconceptsusedforAS3.0,incorporatedAnnexEofAS2.5AnnexEUpdatedreferencestootherstandardsVersion3.1oftheprocessassessmentmodelincorporatesminorchanges.Pleasereferto©VDAQualityManagementCenter5TableofcontentsCopyrightnotice..............................................................................................................................2Acknowledgement......................................................................................