What is SPICE?
Originally SPICE was a project funded by the European Union. The main goal of this project was to develop a counterpart to CMMI, especially focused on Small and Medium Enterprises.
SPICE is an abbreviation and stands for "Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination". Even if software development was the main driver of the initiative at that time, the "S" in SPICE is nowadays used for the entire system development.
The project was very successful and finally, ISO issued the standard series ISO 15504-x to support the future development of specific standards for all kinds of domains.
In the meantime, most parts of this standard have been replaced by the ISO 330xx series, and we have a choice from various Process Assessment Models. The focus of SPICE has widened to all Software-based Systems and to Operation and Maintenance processes.
International SPICE Communities and Networks
One of our main goals is to make intacs™ visible all over the world. We have certified assessors in many countries, so we need an efficient way to keep them up to date with all the innovations and changes and to get feedback so we can continuously improve our scheme.
Therefore, the Internationalization Working Group establishes contacts with companies, industry representatives and community members in all countries to promote the intacs™ program.
In addition, regional representatives are appointed to act as local contacts and communicate directly with the local intacs™ assessors.

Japanese / Nippon SPICE Network

Chinese SPICE Network

Korean SPICE Network

Italian SPICE Network

Indian SPICE Network

Egyptian SPICE Networks

Czech SPICE Network

Hungarian SPICE Network

North American SPICE Network
SPICE Model News
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intacs SPICE for Mechanical Engineering V1.7 released
Andre Zeh
(_SPICE Models)
2020-12-07
We present the new version of intacs SPICE for Mechanical Engineering. Please let us know your feedback. New intacs SPICE for Mechanical Engineering Release 1.7 and: with...
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Agile SPICE - Guideline to support agile projects
Christian Knüvener
(Agile SPICE)
2019-11-27
As an intacs working group we are currently trying to answer the growing demand of agile teams on how to implement AutomotiveSPICE(r) in an agile environment. We started to bridge MAN.3 by creating practices for Agile Work Management. Get a sneak preview on the base practices and participate in the workgroup!
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HW PRM/PAM (Hardware SPICE)
Pierre Metz
(_SPICE Models)
2019-10-07
Dear all, The intacs working group "HW Engineering Process" is happy to announce the 1st release of the PRM/PAM. Please pay particular attention to the Scope definition. We are happy to receive your comments and feedback. Change Requests shall be reported to us using the intacs Ticket System. Please add the prefix "HWE PRM/PAM" to the subject of your ticket. Please also note that, in order for a...
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TestSPICE 4.0 Released
Tomas Schweigert
(TestSPICE)
2019-01-03
Nach langer Arbeit ist - ein Jahr später als geplant- Die Version 4.0 von TestSPICE endlich freigegeben. Wesentliche Neuerungen: Komplette Abdeckung von ISO/IEC 29119 Vollständige Skalierbarkeit von Assessments durch neue Prozessarchitektur Komplettierung der Agile Extention Here you can download the complate PAM: TestSPICE V4.0 Was kommt als nächstes: Ein neues Zertifizierungsschema für...
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Process Assessment Model for ISO20000
Fabio Bella
(_SPICE Models)
2015-10-22
Intacs is glad to announce a new Process Assessment Model for ISO20000. The model has been created by Nehfort-IT-Consulting (www.nehfort.at) and verified by intacs for compliance with the requirements of ISO 15504 Part2. Nehfort-IT-Consulting is also conducting trainings based on the new PAM. The new PAM can be downloaded from ...
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White Paper on Process Maturity Models (SPICE, CMMI) vs. Agile published!
Pierre Metz
(_SPICE Models)
2014-08-05
Dear community members, the white paper, as announced on intacs.info and in the latest intacs newsletter, has been finished. White Paper Spice and Agile We would be happy if this contributes to answering frequently asked questions and to clarifying myths with respect to Process Maturity Models (such as SPICE and CMMI) vs Agile. We also hope that it will trigger fruitful discussions and further...
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TestSPICE 3.0 - Testprozessmodell für agile Projekte
Tomas Schweigert
(TestSPICE)
2014-06-30
Die neue Version TestSPICE 3.0 ist in der Pilotphase. Bereits heute werden die Features der weiterentwickelren Version von TestSPICE intensiv diskutiert wie der folgende Artikel aus Entwickler.de zeigt. Link zum Artikel: TestSPICE 3.0 die erste Wahl für agile...
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Trustworthy Assessment : Validation of Assessment Result by intacs(TM)
Ravindra Nath
(Trustworthy Assessments)
2010-03-08
“State of the Art Standards” are invaluable in enhancing industry performance to new minimum thresholds. These standards guard quality, performance, and in many cases assist in assuring product reliability. Maintaining the effectiveness of a good standard requires commitment and unbiased reliable verification. intacs™, besides its commitment towards maintaining high standard of assessors’ knowledge...
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Manifesto of Software Process Improvement
Thomas Schweigert
(_SPICE Models)
2010-02-03
In September 2009 a group of experts in Software Pro-cess Improvement (SPI) from all over the world gathered in connection with the EuroSPI Conference for a workshop at Universidad de Alcalá in Spain. EuroSPI's mission is to develop an experience and knowledge exchange platform for Europe where SPI practices can be discussed and exchanged and knowledge can be gathered and shared. At the workshop 15...
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TestSPICE verified by intacs
Administrator
(TestSPICE)
2010-12-01
Test SPICE verified by intacs Based on the need to analyse and improve test processe TestSPICE was evolved based on the experience of several companies and experienced testers. To bundle the efforts and experiences a Special Interest Group: The TestSPICE SIG was founded in July. This group is open for all interested parties and anyone is welcome to join the group and help developing the...