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Process assessment is a disciplined evaluation of an organizational unit’s processes against a process assessment model.
The Automotive SPICE process assessment model (PAM) is intended for use when performing conformant assessments of the process capability on the development of embedded automotive systems. It was developed in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 33004:2015.
Automotive SPICE has its own process reference model (PRM), which was developed based on the Automotive SPICE process reference model 4.5. It was further developed and tailored considering the specific needs of the automotive industry. If processes beyond the scope of Automotive SPICE are needed, appropriate processes from other process reference models such as ISO/IEC 12207:2017 or ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015 may be added based on the business needs of the organization.
The PRM is incorporated in this document and is used in conjunction with the Automotive SPICE process assessment model when performing an assessment.
This Automotive SPICE process assessment model contains a set of indicators to be considered when interpreting the intent of the Automotive SPICE process reference model. These indicators may also be used when implementing a process improvement program.