Automotive SPICE is the globally applicable six-level assessment model for product development processes for software-based systems in the automotive industry. However, the abstract formulation of the assessment model often leads to misunderstandings, which can result in inefficient process implementation or even divergences in assessment results. This is where the book comes in: it provides a practice-oriented overview of the second and third process maturity levels of the model and offers process-specific interpretative aids for the generic practices using concrete examples for practical application: - Understanding the significance of Capability Levels 0 to 5 - Capability Level 2 - practical understanding of the generic practices - Capability Level 2 - process-specific interpretation - Capability Level 3 - practical understanding of the generic practices.