Break large flows into child flows
A single monolithic flow handling validation, approval, notification, and document generation becomes difficult to test and maintain. Breaking processes into smaller, purpose-specific child flows improves reliability and reusability.
Error handling and retry logic
Enterprise flows need explicit error handling — configured retry policies, try-catch scopes, and failure notifications — rather than relying on default behavior that can silently fail.
Approval patterns at scale
Parallel approval branches, delegation handling, and escalation timers are essential once approval processes span multiple departments with different SLAs.
Audit logging as a deliberate step
Logging key events to SharePoint, Dataverse, or Azure Monitor at each stage of a flow creates the audit trail regulated organizations require — and simplifies troubleshooting when a process doesn't behave as expected.