The new version of SPICE for Mechanical Engineering was recently released. This shows fundamental changes compared to the previous version, as the structure of the processes has changed. In addition, it has been harmonized with version 4.0 of the Automotive SPICE® maturity model, although it has not been incorporated into the standard.
SPICE for Mechanical Engineering 2.0 – What your customers really expect Read Post »
The increasing complexity, shortened development times, distributed development, heightened cost pressures, technological change, and organizational transformations are just a few of the challenges facing the current development.
Systems Engineering – Why the heck do we need this? Read Post »
Cybersecurity Goals, Controls, Requirements and Threats are important forces for cybersecurity engineering. It is nearly impossible to separate them in a timely manner. In fact, they influence each other during definition.
Fo(u)rces of Cybersecurity Engineering Read Post »
In May 2023, the VDA QMC published a pre-release version of Automotive SPICE® 4.0 on its website together with the draft “Automotive SPICE® Guidelines 2nd edition” (the so-called yellow volume). We took a closer look at the modifications in both documents.
ASPICE 4.0: Evolution or Revolution? Read Post »
First, our processes constantly ask us to specify requirements. Then we have to bother with quite a lot of documents and specifications. Even the relevant literature cannot explain to me in an understandable way what the difference between all these requirements is supposed to be. And finally, an assessor comes and evaluates my specification as insufficient.
How do I bring levels to my requirement chaos? Read Post »
The Automotive SPICE® process assessment model is facing significant changes with its new version 4.0. The goal of the VDA QMC changes is to add cybersecurity-specific processes to the model to meet regulatory requirements such as those of UNECE R155 for managing cybersecurity risks in supply chains.
Automotive SPICE® 4.0 – The next major update of the most used process assessment model Read Post »
Wait, hasn’t the development of electrics and electronics always been part of our systems? In principle yes, but the development was largely self-sufficient and the existing interfaces were often neglected.
Hardware SPICE – When electronics development becomes part of our system Read Post »
Cybersecurity – a topic that is currently on everyone’s lips and affects every company that wants to survive in the automotive industry in the future. In addition to the already high demands on the quality and functional safety of the systems developed for a highly complex vehicle, topics such as access protection, threat defense, security strategies, etc. are now being added.
The process model for the evaluation of mechanical development “SPICE for Mechanical Engineering” has been available for several years now. Up to now, the focus was on the implementation of improvement measures and the update of development processes.
Mechanical Development Today – According to SPICE Read Post »
Micromanagement is an important indicator of an immature organization.
Why is it that large parts of the management are not aware of what micromanagement is, what causes it and what serious effects it can have?
The webinar will answer these questions and show what effects micromanagement has on the motivation of project staff and what effects can be expected on quality and schedules.
Pitfall “micromanagement in projects” Read Post »
