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This document is a revision of the Automotive SPICE process assessment model 2.5 and the process reference model 4.5, which has been developed under the Automotive SPICE initiative by consensus of the car manufacturers within the Automotive Special Interest Group (SIG), a joint special interest group of Automotive OEM, the Procurement Forum and the SPICE User Group.

It has been revised by the Working Group 13 of the Quality Management Center (QMC) in the German Association of the Automotive Industry with the representation of members of the Automotive Special Interest Group, and with the agreement of the SPICE User Group. This agreement is based on a validation of the Automotive SPICE 3.0 version regarding any ISO copyright infringement and the statements given from VDA QMC to the SPICE User Group regarding the current and future development of Automotive SPICE.

This document reproduces relevant material from:

ISO/IEC 33020:2015

Information technology -- Process assessment -- Process measurement framework for assessment of process capability

ISO/IEC 33020:2015 provides the following copyright release statement:

‘Users of this International Standard may reproduce subclauses 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.6 as part of any process assessment model or maturity model so that it can be used for its intended purpose.’

ISO/IEC 15504-5:2006

Information Technology – Process assessment – Part 5: An exemplar Process Assessment Model

ISO/IEC 15504-5:2006 provides the following copyright release statement:

‘Users of this part of ISO/IEC 15504 may freely reproduce the detailed descriptions contained in the exemplar assessment model as part of any tool or other material to support the performance of process assessments, so that it can be used for its intended purpose.’

Relevant material from one of the mentioned standards is incorporated under the copyright release notice.