Potential Analysis SPICE at a glance

The intacs® Certified Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis is a streamlined, purpose-built assessment model that is a subset of the comprehensive Automotive SPICE® v4.0 standard, meticulously tailored to focus on the core engineering and technical processes critical for a successful collaboration.

Accelerate Your Supplier Evaluation with Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis

In the fast-paced automotive industry, quick and reliable supplier evaluation is more critical than ever. As vehicles become more software-defined, collaborating with innovative partners from diverse industries is essential. But how do you ensure a new partner has the necessary capabilities without a time-consuming, full-scale assessment?

Our intacs® Certified Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis services provide the answer. We offer a standardized, efficient, and trustworthy method to quickly screen potential suppliers and partners, ensuring you make informed decisions before awarding a project. This analysis is an essential tool for supplier selection, risk management, and process improvement.

What is an Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis?

This focused approach allows for a rapid yet rigorous evaluation, helping you:

• Assess a potential partner's capabilities before nomination.
• Identify critical risks and gaps in a new supplier's processes.
• Conduct quick "spot checks" or gate reviews during an ongoing project.
• Provide a standardized method for your supplier evaluation process, replacing inconsistent "do-it-yourself" solutions.
• Prepare for a future, full-scale Automotive SPICE® assessment.

Unlike a full assessment, a Potential Analysis typically takes only two days. It focuses on Capability Level 1 (Performed) and uses a simple, intuitive traffic light rating system (Red, Yellow, Green) to deliver clear, actionable results.

Key Features of the Potential Analysis

Our certified assessors conduct an analysis that is objective, standardized, and compliant with ISO/IEC 330xx. Our methodology focuses on:

Exemplary Projects

We use a pre-selected "exemplary project" or a "golden sample" to evaluate an organization's way of working. This allows for a capability assessment even when a specific, new project hasn't started yet.

A Technical Focus

The analysis hones in on core engineering processes like requirements analysis, design, integration, and verification. It also includes key management processes like project management, configuration management, and problem resolution.

Rationales for Efficiency

The model's design is documented by a set of "rationales" that explain why certain practices from the full standard are reduced or omitted. This ensures transparency and a clear understanding of the assessment’s boundaries. For example, we focus on managing identified risks and problems rather than evaluating the entire identification process.

Traffic Light Ratings

Our ratings are clear and easy to understand.

• 🟢 Green (Satisfactory): The process is systematically performed with no or only minor weaknesses.
• 🟡 Yellow (Valid): The process has a systematic approach, but some weaknesses exist that may require attention.
• 🔴 Red (Fragmentary): There is little or no evidence of a systematic approach, indicating a significant risk.

Automotive SPICE® Potential Analysis Processes Structure

• 1. PLUGINS

• a) System Level Plugin

SYRD System Requirements Analysis and Design
SYIV System Integration and Verification

• b) Requirements Elicitation Plugin

REEL Requirements Elicitation

• c) Software Level Plugin

SWDI Software Requirements, Design and Implementation
SWIV Software Integration and Verification

• 2. BASIC

• a) Processes

POPM Potential Project Management
RTCM Release and Technical Configuration Management
PQAS Process Quality Assurance
TEPR Technical Problem Resolution

• 3. Optional / FLEX

• a) Processes

PCOM Partner and Collaboration Management
TCRM Technical Change Request Management
CSGE Cybersecurity Goal Elicitation
CSVV Cybersecurity Verification and Validation