Clean A-SPICE Processes and Agile Methods Are the Key to Modern Automotive Software Engineering: Improvement Case Study Paper for EuroSPI 2020 Keynote of Marelli Automotive Lighting

Abstract

With the development of our new generation of “high definition digital headlamp” we’ve succeeded in making the light distribution more flexible than ever before. “In the historical approach, which locks the requirements and delivers the product all in one go, the results are all or nothing. We either succeed completely or fail absolutely. The stakes are high because everything hinges on work that happens at the end” [1]. Our case study will highlight the challenges and process mitigation measures inside the development of a “light distribution as a software system” series production project. In order to realize series production, the creation of our first Agile project within an Automotive SPICE (A-SPICE) framework is needed. Our case study is performing two A-SPICE Assessments to mitigate the unreasonable technical risks of the development of “light distribution as a software system”. To achieve A-SPICE level 2 rating the planning and performance of software process improvement measures are essential.