The process assessment model (PAM) version 4.0 of Automotive Software process improvement and capability determination (ASPICE) enables assessors to rate the processes, which are in the scope of the project to be assessed, according to NPLF scheme of ASPICE. The scope of the project usually contains the process SUP.1 - Quality Assurance. The goal of this process is to ensure that output information items (OII) and processes comply with the defined criteria and found deviations are solved in time (Quality Assurance). On the other hand, the project is assessed by an assessor (ASPICE Assessment). This task usually is carried out by a different person than the quality engineer (QE) and shall be independent from the project. This paper shows how the assessor the QE the project team and management shall work together to get the best results for the assessed project based on the experience of the authors.