I've had this situation fluctuate at my workplace. When misc changes are supported, and those improvements are actually valued by management, I've seen the syst

I've had this situation fluctuate at my workplace. When misc changes are supported, and those improvements are actually valued by management, I've seen the system improve dramatically. I've also seen a single-minded focus on pushing cards across a board, which seems to typically correlate with higher levels of a dogmatic SCRUM process. Pushing cards is great, but not when it prevents the various little things that have to happen to cultivate quality software. Especially not when there's a gatekeeper prioritizing these things into oblivion.