SPICE Vision - Features

SPICE Vision provides a simple yet highly configurable user interface. All needed information from the assessment model is directly available and you can easily redord your evidence and rate practices.

SPICE Vision provides the assessor with strong support for a standards compliant work flow.

Assessment preparation

Gather and record the assessment input.
Define the assessment scope. Processes from different assessment models may be combined in an assessmen and grouped into user defined groups. The capability levels to assess can be set both globally and per process..
Create schedules for one or more assessor. Allocate time and personell to the interviews. The schedule can be output in Excel.

Assessment execution

Rate practices and attributes with a single mouse click. You may optionally use outcome based rating.
Record evidence against the practices or define your own sets of notes on a process or assessment level.
SPICE Vision support use of structured findings or sub-practices (if defined in the assessment model).
Boilerplate text, spell checking, drag and drop as well as advanced formatting speeds up note taking.

Assessment reporting

Merge assessments from more that one assessor.
Generate process capabaility, attribute achievement and risk level charts.
Highly configurable MS Word and MS Excel reports.
Export evidence and ratings in XML.

Other features

Quick start page gets you started in one mouse click.
Configurabele windows layout to optimize your workspace.
Selectable user interface skins for different visual appearance.
Possible to edit or create new assessment models. Support in the editor for sub-practices and special practices to create CMM style models.
Aggregation of processes for organizational assessments..

Some of the features may only be available in the Professional edition.