intacs® Certified Process Expert and Provisional Assessor Combined Training (Automotive SPICE® v4.0)

Objective

The objective of this training is to prepare participants for the intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE® exam and deepens knowledge already acquired in the intacs® certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE® training. Participants acquire valuable knowledge and hints to support a certified Competent Assessor as a co-assessor during assessments in their own company or at suppliers or to optimize processes based on assessment results.

The “Standard Lane” to becoming an intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE® is to first become an intacs® certified Process Expert Automotive SPICE®. The focus is on the interpretations of Automotive SPICE® processes, which you need for conducting assessments and to implement process improvement in system and software engineering. The second step is then to become an intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE®, which adds valuable knowledge and hints to support a certified Competent Assessor as a co-assessor during assessments in their own company or at suppliers or to optimize processes based on assessment results.

The objective of this combined training (also known as the “Combined Lane”) is to complete both training courses in one go and thus to become the intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE® more quickly.

articipants will be given several homework assignments to present during the second training part. Active participation in the entire training course is the key to success.

This course is a prerequisite for intacs® Certified Competent Assessor training.

Content

• Recapitulation of core elements of Automotive SPICE®
• Basic introduction to intacs®
• Introduction and Overview to the Process Assessment Model
• Process Dimension
• Capability Dimension
• Brief introduction to rating scale and how to derive a capability level rating
• How to improve processes
• Deepening the knowledge about process dimension and capability dimension
• Rating mechanism and rating rules
• Assessment process
• Sampling of work products for rating
• Interview techniques and how to take notes
• Deriving objective evidence statements
• Various group activities accompany the training

Target Audience

• People planning on becoming certified assessors (N.B.: the certification as an intacs® certified Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE® is the prerequisite to continue with the next step in becoming an intacs® certified Competent Assessor Auto- motive SPICE®).

Duration

• 7 days

 Preconditions

• Participants should have several years of professional experience in the automotive industry (e.g. software/system development, project management, quality management, etc.)

Exam

• Exam will be held by independent certification body VDA-QMC
• Passing the exam is a prerequisite for participation in the VDA-QMC certification process. The candidate need to score 75%

Course Materials & Record

• Each participant will receive a course material designed and developed by intacs.
• Certificate of participation will be issued by the intacs