Automotive SPICE® v3.1

Process reference model and performance indicators (level 1)

Acquisition process group (ACQ)

ACQ.3 Contract Agreement
 ACQ.4 Supplier Monitoring
 ACQ.11 Technical Requirements
 ACQ.12 Legal and Administrative Requirements
 ACQ.13 Project Requirements
 ACQ.14 Request for Proposal
 ACQ.15 Supplier Qualification

Supply process group (SPL)

SPL.1 Supplier Tendering
 SPL.2 Product release

System engineering process group (SYS)

SYS.1 Requirements Elicitation
 SYS.2 System Requirements Analysis
 SYS.3 System Architectural Design
 SYS.4 System Integration and Integration Test
 SYS.5 System Qualification Test

Software engineering process group (SWE)

SWE.1 Software Requirements Analysis
 SWE.2 Software Architectural Design
 SWE.3 Software Detailed Design and Unit Construction
 SWE.4 Software Unit Verification
 SWE.5 Software Integration and Integration Test
 SWE.6 Software Qualification Test

Supporting process group (SUP)

SUP.1 Quality assurance
 SUP.2 Verification
 SUP.4 Joint review
 SUP.7 Documentation
 SUP.8 Configuration management
 SUP.9 Problem resolution management
 SUP.10 Change request management

Management process group (MAN)

MAN.3 Project management
 MAN.5 Risk management
 MAN.6 Measurement

Process improvement process group (PIM)

PIM.3 Process improvement

Reuse process group (REU)

REU.2 Reuse program management

Process capability levels and process attributes

Process capability Level 0: Incomplete process
Process capability Level 1: Performed process
Process capability Level 2: Managed process
Process capability Level 3: Established process
Process capability Level 4: Predictable process
Process capability Level 5: Innovating process

Annex B: Work product characteristics

Annex C: Terminology