CMMI V2.0 - Some Major Changes and Improvements Over CMMI V1.3

The next version of CMMI will be CMMI V2.0 and it will replace the existing version, CMMI V1.3, that was released in the year 2010.

An earlier post titled CMMI Next Gen (https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2015/09/cmmi-next-gen.html) on CMMI V2.0, dwelt upon some thoughts on changes and improvements that should be brought into CMMI V2.0 as compared to CMMI V1.3.

Another post titled Next Generation of CMMI Version 1.3 - Will it be Version 2.0? Or Version 1.4? Or Simply CMMI Next Gen v1.0? (https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2017/08/next-generation-of-cmmi-version-13-will.html) dwelt upon some thoughts on the ecosystem around CMMI model and appraisal methodology that leads to certain challenges in deriving the true value from a wonderful model that CMMI is.

Following are some of the major changes and improvements in CMMI V2.0 over CMMI v1.3:

• The term practice area will be used in place of process area. 
• The idea probably is that CMMI is a collection of practices and not processes.
• Estimation will be added as an exclusive and separate practice area. 
• The idea probably is that estimation is the bedrock of successful project management and execution.
• Generic goals and generic practices that are key to institutionalization will no longer be there in the current form and will get replaced by some new practice areas. 
• The idea probably is that it is better to drive institutionalization  through a dedicated set of practices that are logically consolidated under few practice areas.
• The three constellations of CMMI - Development (DEV), Services (SVC) and Acquisition (ACQ) will be integrated into a single model. 
• There will be a set of core practice areas and special/specific practice areas for the three threads. 
• The idea probably is not only to make CMMI adoption modular but also give a new leash of life to SVC (which is currently being used in a very less number of cases) and ACQ (which is currently being used in an even lesser number of cases),
• PCMM, that poor cousin of CMMI, will get a new leash of life since it will also be integrated into CMMI V2.0 as part of workforce/people practices thread. 
• The idea probably is to create some market for PCMM. The current usage of PCMM is abysmally low. 
• Of course, there are reasons beyond the model itself.

The figure below provides a very quick and a very high-level summary of the key features of CMMI version 2.0.

List of Posts on CMMI V2.0

CMMI Next Gen
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2015/09/cmmi-next-gen.html

Next Generation of CMMI Version 1.3 - Will it be Version 2.0? Or Version 1.4? Or Simply CMMI Next Gen v1.0?
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2017/08/next-generation-of-cmmi-version-13-will.html

CMMI V2.0 - Some Major Changes and Improvements Over CMMI V1.3
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2017/09/cmmi-v20-some-major-changes-and.html

CMMI V2.0 - Some Major Changes and Improvements Over CMMI V1.3 - Part 2
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2017/10/cmmi-v20-some-major-changes-and.html

CMMI V2.0, CMMI V2.0, CMMI All the Way
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2018/03/cmmi-v20-cmmi-v20-cmmi-all-way.html

CMMI V2.0 - Some Interesting Observations
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2018/04/cmmi-v20-some-interesting-observations.html

CMMI V2.0 Appraisals - Some Important Points
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2018/04/cmmi-v20-appraisals-some-important.html

High Maturity Practises in CMMI V2.0
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2018/04/high-maturity-practises-in-cmmi-v20.html

CMMI V2.0 Appraisals - Part 2
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.in/2018/05/cmmi-v20-appraisals-part-2.html

CMMI V2.0 - Focus and Key Changes/Additions at Practice Area Level
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.com/2018/07/cmmi-v20-focus-and-key-changesadditions.html

CMMI V2.0 Practice Areas
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.com/2018/12/cmmi-v20-practice-areas.html

CMMI V2.0 - Services View 
https://business-process-improvement-blog.blogspot.com/2019/08/cmmi-v20-services-view.html