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CMMI, or Capability Maturity Model Integration, is primarily designed to assess and improve an organization's processes in terms of their maturity. The model identifies key opportunities for improving processes across various domains, including software development, service delivery, and product manufacturing.

By focusing on the maturity of processes, CMMI provides a framework that allows organizations to evaluate their existing processes and implement best practices to enhance their performance over time. The maturity levels range from initial ad-hoc processes to optimized processes, fostering a continuous growth mindset within organizations.

While the effectiveness of processes, compliance with regulations, and efficiency of operations are important considerations, they are not the primary focus of CMMI. The framework offers a means to enhance these aspects as a byproduct of achieving higher maturity levels. Thus, the emphasis is fundamentally on assessing how developed and well-defined an organization’s processes are, making "maturity of process" the most accurate descriptor regarding CMMI's objectives.