Description
Choosing the right branching and release workflow is one of the most important decisions a Salesforce team can make. Yet, most teams inherit a model – Gitflow, Feature Independence, or something in between – without ever stopping to ask whether it actually works for their scale, structure, or delivery goals.
In this session, Gearset experts Richard Owen and Jack McCurdy are joined by Mitch Spano, Director of Product Management at Salesforce, to unpack the strengths, trade-offs, and ideal use cases for both Gitflow and Feature Independence. Drawing on real customer journeys, hands-on experience supporting some of the world’s largest Salesforce teams, and perspective from the Salesforce product side, they’ll help you cut through the theory and focus on what’s practical, measurable, and scalable in 2026.
They cover:
- The core differences between Gitflow and Feature Independence
- How to choose the right model for your team’s size, culture, and structure
- Practical strategies to reduce merge conflicts, bottlenecks, and cross-team friction
- How Salesforce teams scale delivery in practice – insights from both Gearset and the Salesforce platform
- How modern tooling supports both models – and how to transition seamlessly
