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HOW TO SPOT SIGNS OF UX MATURITY REGRESSION

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The UX-maturity model outlines how organizations progress in UX across strategy, culture, process, and outcomes. Maturity can regress if practices stagnate, leadership changes, or UX becomes siloed. Teams can prevent drift by watching for early signals, keeping lightweight check-ins, broadening ownership beyond UX, and integrating maturity into ongoing business processes to maintain momentum.