Backlog & Cycle Time Reduction for Constituent-Facing Work
DMAIC and value stream mapping focused on permits, applications, claims, casework, and service requests — surfacing handoffs and queues that quietly add weeks to constituent wait times.
Industry solutions
Lean Six Sigma for Government & Public Sector
Process improvement, certification, and structured problem-solving built for federal, state, and local agencies, municipalities, and public utilities.
−55%
Backlog on a constituent-facing process
−38%
Application wait time reduction
$1.2M
Annualized cost avoidance, no new FTEs
Common challenges in government & public sector
Why government & public sector teams call us
- Backlogs and long wait times that erode constituent trust
- Cross-department handoffs that nobody owns end-to-end
- Procurement, hiring, and contracting cycles that stall initiatives
- Audit, compliance, and reporting work duplicated across teams
- Improvement programs that depend on one champion and stall when they leave
Government & Public Sector · Featured case study
Public utility — application backlog DMAIC
A public utility's connection-application backlog had grown past 60 days, eroding constituent trust. A DMAIC project mapped intake-to-approval across three departments and redesigned handoffs — cutting backlog by more than half in one quarter.
- Backlog reduced 55% in one quarter
- Average wait time dropped 38%
- $1.2M annualized cost avoidance, no new FTEs
- New standard work and KPIs adopted across 3 departments
−55%
Application backlog reduction
How we help
Lean Six Sigma solutions built for government & public sector
Every engagement is scoped to your real processes, your terminology, and your business goals — not generic case studies.
Yellow Belt & Green Belt Certification for Agency Teams
Yellow Belt (2 days, on-site or virtual) for staff, analysts, and supervisors. Green Belt (5 days, on-site) for program managers and project leaders running DMAIC work on backlog, cycle time, and quality problems.
Process Mapping Across Departments
Cross-departmental mapping that follows the work — not the org chart — to surface handoffs and rework loops between intake, processing, review, and approval.
Leadership Alignment for Multi-Department Programs
One-day executive offsite that aligns department leaders on shared priorities, metrics, and improvement language — typically the highest-leverage day in a multi-agency improvement program.
Recommended workshops
Workshops most-used in government & public sector
Process Mapping Workshops
Visualize how constituent-facing work actually flows across departments so teams can see waste and handoffs clearly.
Learn moreLeadership Alignment Sessions
Get agency leadership aligned on what improvement looks like and how to lead it across departments.
Learn moreOperational Excellence Workshops
Build the systems, behaviors, and metrics that make excellence repeatable across program areas.
Learn moreGovernment & Public Sector · FAQ
Frequently asked questions
“What I needed wasn't another consultant report. I needed my team to learn how to solve their own process problems. The Yellow Belt cohort produced four real improvements in the first quarter — and they were the ones presenting them at the executive review, not us.”
Agency Director, sponsor
State-agency operations — Yellow Belt cohort & process mapping
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Most agencies don't need another report. They need a Yellow Belt cohort that can solve their own problems. Tell us your process pain point and we'll scope training, mapping, or alignment work that produces visible results in one budget cycle.