diff --git a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
index 81b7dc299..a60e8c405 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 name: Azure Dev Deploy
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'infra/**'
+      - 'azure*.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml'
+
  
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index ac9b1b756..06d632978 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '17 11 * * 0'
 
+concurrency:
+  group: codeql-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-v2.yml
index be2eb98f4..38d0d0090 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-v2.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'src/**'
       - '!src/tests/**'
+      - '!src/pytest.ini'
       - 'infra/**/*.bicep'
       - 'infra/**/*.json'
+      - 'infra/scripts/**'
       - '*.yaml'
       - 'scripts/**'
       - '.github/workflows/deploy-*.yml'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index b3c4d443e..28a310d90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ on:
       - 'src/backend/**'
       - 'src/App/**'
       - 'src/App/server/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docker-build.yml'
-  pull_request:
+      - 'src/App/WebApp.Dockerfile'
+      - 'src/App/.dockerignore'
     types:
       - opened
       - ready_for_review
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ on:
       - 'src/backend/**'
       - 'src/App/**'
       - 'src/App/server/**'
+      - 'src/App/WebApp.Dockerfile'
+      - 'src/App/.dockerignore'
       - '.github/workflows/docker-build.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -32,6 +34,11 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
   actions: read
   id-token: write  # Required for OIDC-based Azure authentication
+
+concurrency:
+  group: docker-build-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index 8e739ab4a..592930f82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@ name: PyLint
 
 on: 
   push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
+    paths:
+      - 'src/backend/**/*.py'
+      - 'src/backend/requirements*.txt'
+      - '.flake8'
+      - '.github/workflows/pylint.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - dev
     paths:
       - 'src/backend/**/*.py'
       - 'src/backend/requirements*.txt'
@@ -12,6 +24,10 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
   actions: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: pylint-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -25,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: src/backend/requirements*.txt
       
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 47b1faa1c..82573ca99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - dev
     paths:
-      - '**/*.py'
+      - 'src/**/*.py'
       - 'src/backend/requirements*.txt'
+      - 'src/pytest.ini'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
   pull_request:
     types:
@@ -19,14 +20,19 @@ on:
       - main
       - dev
     paths:
-      - '**/*.py'
+      - 'src/**/*.py'
       - 'src/backend/requirements*.txt'
+      - 'src/pytest.ini'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
   actions: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: test-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   backend_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -39,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
+          cache: 'pip'
+          cache-dependency-path: src/backend/requirements*.txt
 
       - name: Install Backend Dependencies
         run: |