CMMI V2.0 - Some Major Changes and Improvements Over CMMI V1.3 - Part 2

An earlier post titled "CMMI V2.0 - Some Major Changes and Improvements Over CMMI V1.3" touched upon some of the major changes in CMMI V2.0.

Here are some more major changes that will come about in CMMI V2.0:

• The focus in CMMI V2.0 will be on performance beyond compliance. What that means is that both aspects of an organization's performance are critically managed - whether goals are met or not and also how they are met.
• The flow of performance management will include steps sequenced in a logical manner - set business objectives, understand performance needs, establish performance goals, measure & track performance and finally ensure that efforts are made to achieve those goals.
• Appraisal method will be revised to enhance confidence on the appraisal outcome as well as reduce the cost of appraisal.
• Threads related to safety and security will be added as optional practice areas.
• The architecture of the model will be such that it can scale up to address newer threads as well as easily incorporate additional built-in guidance for specific methods such as agile/scrum