This document provides a Process Assessment Model (PAM) for functional safety processes for the automotive industry supporting the implementation of ISO 26262:2011 (all parts)3.
The process assessment model has been developed according to and is conformant with the requirements of ISO/IEC 33004. It can be used when performing conformant assessments of the process capability of the development, production and operation of embedded automotive systems according to the requirements of ISO/IEC 33002.
ISO 26262 addresses possible hazards caused by malfunctioning behaviour of electrical and/or electronic (E/E) safety-related systems in road vehicles.
The Functional Safety Process Assessment Model incorporates material from Automotive SPICE® Process Reference Model Version 4.5 and Process Assessment Model Version 2.5. A subset of the processes is extended, and new processes added, to incorporate the requirements and recommended practices from ISO 26262.
NOTE 1 The Functional Safety Process Assessment Model's underlying Process Reference Model incorporated in this document is signified with a redline bar to the left of the text.
Additionally, an Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) dimension is incorporated in the process assessment model so that a process profile and capability level rating can be achieved for different ASILs. An assessment with respect to a higher ASIL should be valid for a lower ASIL given the same assessment scope and context; however, the reverse is not valid.
NOTE 2 This document assumes the reader is familiar with the Automotive SPICE® Process Assessment Model (PAM) v2.5 and has a basic understanding of functional safety as elaborated in ISO 26262.