a·gen·tic a·gil·i·ty

Evolving Engineering Practices to Improve Sprint Workflow in Scrum

TL;DR; To improve sprint workflow in Scrum without sacrificing quality, teams need to adopt practices like Feature Flags, TDD, and regular refactoring to enable safe, continuous flow of work. These practices help ship incomplete features safely, ensure code reliability, and maintain system health. Development managers should prioritize evolving engineering practices and consider Continuous Delivery essential for sustainable progress.

Published on
1 minute read
Image
https://nkdagility.com/resources/jLgGAlKQ7-O
Subscribe

Want to flow work across Sprints without compromising Scrum? Then your engineering practices must evolve. The difference between “Unfinished Backlog Items” and “Undone Work” is critical.

If you’re shipping into production, you can’t afford brittle hacks or partial implementations. This is where Feature Flags, TDD, and refactoring come in. They’re not optional. They’re enablers of flow.

Scrum doesn’t require Continuous Delivery, but let’s be honest—if you want flow, CD isn’t optional. It’s the price of admission.

How confident are you that your unfinished work isn’t just technical debt in disguise?

Also published on: LinkedIn
Smart Classifications

Each classification [Concepts, Categories, & Tags] was assigned using AI-powered semantic analysis and scored across relevance, depth, and alignment. Final decisions? Still human. Always traceable. Hover to see how it applies.

Subscribe

Connect with Martin Hinshelwood

If you've made it this far, it's worth connecting with our principal consultant and coach, Martin Hinshelwood, for a 30-minute 'ask me anything' call.

Our Happy Clients​

We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.​

ProgramUtvikling Logo

ProgramUtvikling

Higher Education Statistics Agency Logo

Higher Education Statistics Agency

Slicedbread Logo

Slicedbread

Deliotte Logo

Deliotte

Graham & Brown Logo

Graham & Brown

Qualco Logo

Qualco

Workday Logo

Workday

Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd Logo

Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd

Freadom Logo

Freadom

Bistech Logo

Bistech

Healthgrades Logo

Healthgrades

Philips Logo

Philips

Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG) Logo

Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG)

NIT A/S

CR2

Trayport Logo

Trayport

Akaditi Logo

Akaditi

Emerson Process Management Logo

Emerson Process Management

Nottingham County Council Logo

Nottingham County Council

Washington Department of Transport Logo

Washington Department of Transport

Royal Air Force Logo

Royal Air Force

New Hampshire Supreme Court Logo

New Hampshire Supreme Court

Department of Work and Pensions (UK) Logo

Department of Work and Pensions (UK)

Ghana Police Service Logo

Ghana Police Service

Slicedbread Logo

Slicedbread

Milliman Logo

Milliman

Akaditi Logo

Akaditi

Trayport Logo

Trayport

Hubtel Ghana Logo

Hubtel Ghana

Illumina Logo

Illumina