CMMI V1.3

1. Kind of stable release compared to the previous versions (software terminology)
2. Clarifying and modernizing L4 and L5 practices - Increase depth and clarity of CAR and OID practices, Clarifying connection between statistical management of
   subprocesses and project management
3. Create a lower ML version of CAR as it's felt CAR is valuable at any level of maturity.
   
4. Release scheduled for 1st Nov, 2010
5. Significant overlap in its adoption (v1.2 to v1.3 in an year)
6. Consistency of practices across constellations - CMMI Dev (22 PAs), CMMI-Acq (22 PAs), CMMI-SVC (23 PAs) presently. Proposed - Common 16 PAs to all, Shared PAs bet'n constellations.
7. Expanded coverage of model to include Agile, Lean Six Sigma
   
8. IPPD will not be optional.
9. Try to bring down GPs
10. Appraisal methodology changes to make it more effective
11. Changes to appraisal methodology so that Dev + SVC can be appraised in a single appraisal - Multiple model implementation...
    
12. Reduce offsite effort for appraisals.
13. REQM going back to PM