Qualified ASPICE® Lead Assessor in 5 Steps

This training opens the door for you to become a member of the assessment team. With the participation in the training, the successful examination by VDA-QMC and the license card (application to VDA-QMC) you can formally identify yourself as intacs™ Certified Provisional Assessor for Automotive SPICE®.
You will learn the basics of Automotive SPICE® (ASPICE) v3.1, the formalities of assessments, assessment guidelines. As a participant, you will understand Automotive SPICE® correctly and be able to make connections between important aspects.
You will learn how to analyze and assess processes under the guidance of a lead assessor. You will be able to improve processes based on the assessment results.

Learn by participating in Automotive SPICE assessments with an experienced Assessment team. Observe how relevant information is gathered, documented and rated with respect to the assessment model. Gain your own experience in the use of Trace as online tool. You can observe the whole process what is needed until the assessment report is completed.
Double gain: You might need an assessment for the project you are currently working with. Get your project assessed by our lead assessors and instructors and provide the opportunity to gain expert knowledge to your team as co-assessors.
With 5 assessment logs averaging 50h of active contributions you have collected your evidences you need for the application as competent assessor.

Objectivity in Automotive SPICE Assessments is important. But how to compare e.g. a Chinese lead assessor with a German one? ASPICE assessment reports with the rating results should not differ from the lead assessors.
The VDA Guidelines give guidance how the base practices of the various processes should be interpreted. This training is one of the prerequisites to become acquire the license to lead Automotive SPICE assessments.

After going through the previous steps, you know Automotive SPICE quite good by now. It is time to prepare yourself to lead your own assessments.
Organizing an assessment starts with the clarification of the assessment scope with the sponsor. How many processes instances will be rated? Which capability levels should be included? How do you organize the interview partners, your assessment team, the meeting schedule? In this training you will learn the whole process of performing an assessment.

Are you ready to be released into the arena? In the assessment observation you do not carry the responsibility yet, but you work in team with the lead assessor you take over the majority of the planning, execution, rating and reporting activities. The observation report will be the last pice of the puzzle for your competent assessor certification with VDA QMC. – Go for it!